President Donald Trump announces opioid response grants to state governments in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, September 4, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters President Donald Trump sought help from the Australian prime minister to investigate the origins of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. A […]
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Ex-FDA chief McClellan says ‘structures’ weren’t in place to identify vaping crisis earlier
Former FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan told CNBC on Monday that the regulatory agency did not yet have the structures in place to identify the vaping epidemic among youths earlier. McClellan said former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb, who left the office earlier this year, had tried over the last couple of […]
The family of the Facebook employee who committed suicide has hired a law firm to investigate
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images A law firm representing the family of the Facebook employee who committed suicide this month announced it is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the death. “We’re trying to sort through all the information to secure the truth,” Qiaojing Ella Zheng, senior […]
California man charged in elaborate Chinese spy operation
A California man has been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent as part of an elaborate FBI sting operation targeting Chinese intelligence operatives working in the U.S., the Justice Department said Monday. Xuehua “Edward” Peng was caught acting as a courier for China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) […]
Bolton warns, amid stalled talks, that North Korea will never give up its nukes
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies September 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor said the United States is in a “classic standoff” with North Korea as Washington […]
Three before you leave — What to watch for in the market Tuesday
A worker prepares material while making leather boots at the Dehner Co. factory in Omaha, Nebraska. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Tuesday before you hit the door. 1. Let October begin Tuesday marks the first trading day of the […]
House Democrats subpoena Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in impeachment probe
(FILES) In this file photo Lawyer of the US president Rudy Giuliani looks on before the US president announces his Supreme Court nominee in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The House Intelligence Committee has […]
‘Strike pay’ kicks in at $250 a week for GM union members as work stoppage hits home
United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The financial burden of the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors is expected to begin weighing more heavily on union members this week. While […]
Walgreens joins CVS in suspending sales of heartburn medicine Zantac during safety review
Packages of Zantac, a popular medication which decreases stomach acid production and prevents heartburn, sit on a shelf at a drugstore on September 19, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Health officials said they have been investigating the carcinogen, called N-nitrosodimethylamine or […]
Alphabet taps former FDA commissioner to oversee health strategy and policy
Dr. Robert Califf Getty Images Alphabet has tapped former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert M. Califf to lead the company’s health strategy and policy. Starting in November, Califf will become the full-time head of strategy and policy for its Verily Life Sciences and Google Health divisions, according to […]