More U.S. kids are overdosing on medication intended to curb the symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, according to a study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The study analyzed data from the U.S. Poison Control Centers from 2000 and …
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The NFL has instituted a new policy calling for all team personnel, including players, to stand as the National Anthem is played before its games. The policy will start next season. The move is aimed at players and coaches who …
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President Trump has cancelled a meeting that was set to take place next month between him and Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader. The meeting had been scheduled to take place on June 12 in Singapore.
Citing the “tremendous anger …
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A businessman known as the “Taxi King” has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in New York State Court and agreed to cooperate with investigators as a potential witness. The case could have national implications because of who the man’s significant …
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An informant was sent by the FBI to infiltrate the Trump campaign in the hopes of ascertaining whether officials were colluding with the Russian government on interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The informant interacted with three Trump campaign staffers: …
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President Trump has reportedly lobbied U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to raise the rates the U.S. Postal Service charges Amazon.com to ship its packages. The President reportedly pushed for rates to as much as double for Amazon, along with other …
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Toy maker Hasbro has successfully trademarked the scent of the iconic children’s compound Play-Doh.
“The mark is a scent of a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, combined with the smell of a salted, wheat-based dough,” …
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A gunman opened fire in a high school in Texas this morning, killing ten, wounding ten others. The assailant, a 17-year-old student at the school, has been identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis. He allegedly used a shotgun and a .38 revolver, …
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A new study by the Pew Research Center shows that 64 million people, or 20% of the American public, live in multi-generational households. The study, based Pew analysis of census data, shows the number of people living in a home …
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New York’s Governor Cuomo has signed an executive order allowing convicted felons the right to vote. Their voting rights would be reinstated once they are released on parole.
Cuomo had proposed a bill in the New York State Legislature …
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With the decision earlier this month to end TPS for 50,000 Hondurans living in the U.S., the Trump administration has basically terminated the TPS program.
The Temporary Protected Status Program allows individuals to remain in the U.S. and grants them …
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National Security Advisor John Bolton said during an interview this weekend that the U.S. may sanction European companies that continue to do business with Iran in the wake of the U.S.’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement.
“Is the United …
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The Supreme Court struck down a 1992 law outlawing sports betting in most states, clearing the way for wagering to take place.
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act made it illegal for states to “sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, …
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An immigration advocacy organization has developed an app designed to notify a list of family members if an individual is at risk for deportation. The app, Notifica, sends out pre-composed notices to designated lists of family members, legal advocates …
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Flight attendants are subjected to extensive sexual harassment on the job a new survey finds. According to the survey, released this week by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), 68% of flight attendants have experience sexual harassment during their flying …
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President Trump has announced his long-awaited plan to make drug prices more affordable. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, the President assailed drug companies as long profiting, unfairly he says, off of the American people.
“The drug lobby …
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California has become the first state to require all new homes constructed to have solar power. The state’s five-member Energy Commission voted unanimously for the requirement this week marking a significant step forward in U.S. renewable-energy use.
Under the new …
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