CDC to provide more than $300 million in funds to fight drug overdoses and deaths
Credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(ATLANTA) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide $301 million in funds to states and jurisdictions hoping to help stop drug overdoses and deaths. In a
Pentagon slicing $3.6B from military construction projects to fund border wall
US Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is notifying lawmakers Wednesday about military construction projects in their districts that will be deferred or delayed in order to divert funding to build the president’s wall at the southern
Google faces $170 million in fines from FTC over YouTube's alleged violations of children's privacy law
P_Wei/iStock(NEW YORK) — Google and YouTube will pay a record-setting fine of $170 million to settle allegations that they collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent. The FTC and the New York Attorney General accused
Johns Hopkins University announces new center for psychedelic research
UmerPK/iStock(BALTIMORE) — Johns Hopkins University is launching a new center for psychedelic research that will use psychedelic drugs to study the mind and therapies for diseases like addiction. Dr. Roland Griffiths, a professor in the department of
Gov't watchdog documents 'trauma,' fear of abandonment for separated migrant kids under Trump
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Kids crossing the border and separated from their parents under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance policy last year were so traumatized that they often complained of chest pains and believed they had been abandoned, according
Will Smith talks Martin Lawrence out of retirement in 'Bad Boys for Life'
Photo Credit: Ben Rothstein. Kyle Kaplan. © 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith convinces his partner Martin Lawrence not retire in the Bad Boys for Life trailer, which dropped Wednesday. Smith as detective
Robert Downey Jr. says it was time for he and and fellow MCU star Chris Evans to “retire their jerseys”
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — As you’ve seen in Avengers: Endgame, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are officially through with the Marvel Cinematic Universe — thanks to Tony Stark’s heroic sacrifice, and Steve Rogers’ time-traveling reunion with
Antonio Brown reacts to $54,000 in fines from Oakland Raiders
Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is ready to make opposing defensive backs pay up this season, according to his latest post on social media. Brown posted a
Hong Kong's embattled leader withdraws bill that sparked months of unrest
LewisTsePuiLung/iStock(HONG KONG) — Almost three months into Hong Kong’s worst political crisis since its return to Chinese control, the city’s embattled leader Carrie Lam agreed to formally withdraw the extradition bill that drove millions of people to
Sen. Bernie Sanders on 'The View' doubles down on Trump criticism
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Vermont senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders doubled down on his criticism of President Donald Trump on The View on Wednesday and argued that an ideological shift was needed in the