Rain-weary Californians grappled with flooding and mudslides Monday as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state, toppling trees and frustrating motorists who hit roadblocks caused by fallen debris. Tens of thousands of people remained without power, and some schools closed for the day. Evacuation orders were… Read More
Old NASA satellite falls from sky near Alaska
After almost 40 years circling Earth, a retired NASA science satellite plunged harmlessly through the atmosphere off the coast of Alaska, NASA reported Monday. The Defense Department confirmed that the satellite — placed in orbit in 1984 by astronaut Sally Ride — reentered late Sunday night over the Bering Sea,… Read More
Former McDonald’s CEO faces charges from SEC
Former McDonald’s CEO Stephen Easterbrook has been charged by federal regulators with making false and misleading statements to investors about the circumstances of firing by the burger giant in November 2019. Easterbrook was ousted for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a McDonald’s employee in violation of company policy,… Read More
Feds reviewing Musk for this tweet…
A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it asked… Read More
Childhood obesity warrants pharm intervention, new guidelines say
Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. The longstanding practice of “watchful waiting,” or delaying treatment to see whether children and teens… Read More
Top GOP senator resigned Sunday, leaving a 51-48 Senate
U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., officially resigned from the Senate on Sunday to become president of the University of Florida. Sasse was once considered “The Future of the G.O.P. after Trump.” Now, he’s leaving the Senate just two years into his second term. He has had a complicated relationship with… Read More
Nurses go on strike at two huge hospitals
Nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals went on strike Monday in a dispute over pay and staffing levels after a weekend of negotiations did not produce a deal for a new contract. The walkout involves as many as 3,500 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx… Read More
1970s child star dies at 54 after television career
Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences as “America’s little brother” on “Eight is Enough,” has died. He was 54. Rich died Saturday at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, said Lt. Aimee Earl of the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner Coroner’s… Read More
Bumblin’ Biden’s worst “senior moment” so far? [Video]
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden apparently tried to tour the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law… but you wouldn’t know what he was talking about from watching the speech. Biden has become known for his “senior moments” and gaffes, but this is a new low. Scientists: Sex and Cancer Linked in Seniors… Read More
Kevin McCarthy makes progress in the close (but failed) 12th round
Republican Kevin McCarthy flipped more than a dozen colleagues to support him in dramatic votes Friday for House speaker, nearing victory on the fourth day and 12th ballot of a grueling standoff that was testing American democracy. The changed votes from conservative holdouts, including the chairman of the chamber’s Freedom… Read More
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