The battle over the sterilization agent ethylene oxide began like a sequel to “Erin Brockovich” — local activists shut down big chemical plants over cancer fears — and then the coronavirus hit. Now the story has veered off script as the Food and Drug Administration, which warned repeatedly last year that the closures could lead…
A Chinese and U.S. flag at a booth during the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai, November 6, 2018.Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty ImagesStock futures slipped on Thursday night as traders braced for an upcoming news conference on U.S.-China relations from President Donald Trump.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dipped 107 points, or 0.4%. S&P…
The IRS has to explain, yet again, a glitch in issuing stimulus payments.To help speed the delivery of up to $1,200 in economic impact payments to individuals made available under the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (Cares) Act, the Treasury Department last week began mailing prepaid debit cards to 4 million Americans.The…
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. | Rich Pedroncelli, File/AP Photo Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said Thursday she does not want to be presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. “It is an honor to be considered as a potential running mate, but I have decided to withdraw my name from consideration," she said…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs an executive order regarding social media companies while Attorney General Bill Barr watches in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is directing Attorney General William…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…