Why climate change is also a public health problem
Thanapol sinsrang/iStock(NEW YORK) — Climate change — marked by rising sea levels, ice loss and extreme weather — is accelerating, according to a new report, which found that the five-year period between 2014 and 2019 was the
'Nobody pushed me': Ukraine's president at photo-op with Trump on transcript
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeatedly tried to dismiss the significance of a call he had with Ukraine’s president after the White House released a transcript, telling reporters, “There
What are Javelin missiles and why did Trump discuss them in call with Ukraine's president?
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(NEW YORK) — Included in the released transcript of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskiy was the Ukrainian president’s comment that his country was ready “to buy more Javelins
New overtime rules a 'win for corporate executives,' economists say
shapecharge/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Trump administration’s new rules for overtime pay are set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2020, and some economists and labor activists have said they don’t go far enough in supporting workers. “This
Democrat Schiff compares Trump call with Ukraine's president to 'mafia shakedown'
Office of Rep. Adam Schiff(WASHINGTON) — The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who is overseeing the congressional investigation into the whistleblower complaint concerning President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president, reacted harshly on Wednesday
ESPN: LA Chargers' Melvin Gordon could be close to ending holdout
Photo by Eric Lars Bakke / ESPN Images(LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon could be close to ending his contract holdout, ESPN reports Wednesday, though no final decision has been made yet. Gordon
The View: Mark Kelly tells Meghan McCain why he's running for her father's seat
Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Walt Disney Television(NEW YORK) — Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut and Navy captain vying to fill former Arizona Sen. John McCain’s seat for the next two years, told the hosts of The View that he
Mom's Facebook post warns others to not kiss babies after her infant contracts RSV
Ariana DiGrigorio(KEANSBURG, N.J.) — A mother whose child was hospitalized with a respiratory virus is reminding sick people to steer clear of babies as flu season approaches. Ariana DiGrigorio of Keansburg, N.J., recently took to Facebook to
FTC sues owner of Match.com, OkCupid, Tinder for running fake love-interest ads
Tero Vesalainen/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday it’s suing Match, the owner of such popular online dating platforms as Match.com, OkCupid and Tinder because the government says it tricked people into buying paid subscriptions using
Norwegian Cruise Line to scrap single-use plastic bottles, eliminating 6 million per year
scanrail/iStock(MIAMI) — One of the world’s largest cruise lines announced Wednesday that it was eliminating all single-use plastic bottles from its fleet by the end of the year — a move it says will remove over six