FDA approves first birth control pill for use without prescription
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration approved the first birth control pill in the United States that can be sold without a prescription Thursday. The progestin-only pill, called Opill, is made by
Life in Chasiv Yar: The Ukrainian town in the Russian firing line
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The boom of artillery fire is a constant refrain in the town of Chasiv Yar, just 10 miles from the city of Bakhmut and some of the fiercest fighting since the Russian
Port of PA commissioners tap interim to be permanent exec
PORT ANGELES – The interim executive director of the Port of Port Angeles will get the job permanently. This week, port commissioners voted to direct staff to draft a contract and salary schedule for Paul Jarkiewicz to
Secret Service to brief House committee on cocaine found at White House
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service on Thursday will give a classified briefing to members and staff of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on the cocaine found in the White House West Wing earlier
Why MIS-C cases are dropping dramatically across the US: Experts
Yanukit Raiva / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most misunderstood complications children were experiencing was MIS-C. MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is a condition
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's emails hacked in Microsoft cyber breach: Source
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s emails were hacked as part of the Microsoft cyber breach, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Microsoft’s Outlook systems were breached by Chinese hackers, according to
Frustrated employees are 'loud quitting': What to know about the trend
Marko Geber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — First there was ” quiet quitting,” then there was ” quiet hiring,” and now the latest workplace trend is “loud quitting,” new data shows. Nearly 1 in 5, or 18%, of
Scoreboard roundup — 7/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Connecticut 84, Chicago 72 New York 95, Indiana 87 (OT) Dallas 107, Minnesota 67 Atlanta 85, Seattle 75 Las Vegas 97,
SAG-AFTRA strike looms as union and studios meet with federal mediators
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is expected to strike at midnight PT if a deal between the union and studios isn’t agreed upon, a move that
Bob Iger to stay on as CEO of Walt Disney Company through 2026
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Walt Disney Company has announced that Bob Iger will remain CEO for two additional years, extending his contract through Dec. 31, 2026. The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors voted