Half of Americans in a new poll say the government should emphasize lowering prescription drug costs and reducing the cost of health care over other public health-related priorities. Lowering drug and health costs was the top public health issue in the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index released Thursday, with 50 percent of Americans saying it should...
Federal prosecutors accused FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of making illegal political donations worth tens of millions of dollars to acquire influence in Washington, D.C., according to a new indictment unsealed on Thursday. The superseding indictment comprises four counts of fraud and eight conspiracy charges, along with new allegations about Bankman-Fried’s extensive political donations. Prosecutors accused...
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday afternoon is slated to deliver a press briefing. The briefing comes as the White House continues to face criticism of its response to a freight train carrying hazardous materials that was derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The Environmental Protection Agency’s response is sparking frustration from locals and...
Carlson Watson, the CEO of digital media company Ozy Media, was arrested Thursday after a former executive at his company pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges. Watson is charged with conspiring to commit securities fraud and conspiring to commit wire fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a law enforcement official. His arrest comes after...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he would strengthen Moscow’s nuclear forces after he moved to suspend Russia’s participation in its major nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. Putin said Moscow will “put our focus on strengthening the nuclear triad” of land, air and sea weapons, according to a transcript from the Kremlin. His remarks...
Lawyers for former President Trump labeled the Georgia special grand jury probe into the 2020 election "clown-like" after the forewoman of the jury made remarks to multiple media outlets. Defense attorneys for Trump, Drew Findling and Jennifer Little, spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) on Wednesday and indicated they may file court motions in response...
Lawmakers and military veterans are among those expressing outrage over reports that the Air Force records of 11 people, including several Republican candidates, were improperly released.
The Washington Post published an op-ed by a top Chinese official who claimed the spy balloon that was shot down by the U.S. military was a civilian weather balloon gone adrift.