Speedier drug approvals hit slowdown as FDA faces scrutiny
Dec 07, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is slowing its use of a pathway that expedites the approval of promising drugs. The downturn comes as the agency's accelerated approval program comes under new scrutiny…
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Biden's efforts to protect abortion access hit roadblocks
Dec 06, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women. But those efforts are bumping up against a complex web of strict new state laws enacted…
Shootings at power substations cause North Carolina outages
Dec 05, 2022
CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act. A spokesman for Duke Energy said at a news conference…
AP sources: Biden tells Dems he wants SC as 1st voting state
Dec 02, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Democrats should give up “restrictive” caucuses and move to champion diversity in the order of their presidential primary calendar. His recommendation deals a major blow to Iowa’s decadeslong…
House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions
Dec 01, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving urgently to head off the looming U.S. rail strike. The House passed a bill Wednesday that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement reached in September that…
Congress prepares to take up bill preventing rail strike
Nov 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a looming U.S. rail workers strike. Lawmakers are reluctantly intervening in a labor dispute to stop what would surely be a devastating blow to the nation’s…
NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid
Nov 29, 2022
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says war-torn Ukraine will one day become a member of the world’s largest security alliance. It's a commitment that NATO leaders made to Ukraine 14 years ago.…
Ukraine on edge for more attacks, West eyes humanitarian aid
Nov 28, 2022
KYIV (AP) — Ukraine is preparing for more Russian strikes and has warned of the possibility of a new round of evacuations from the capital. Russia has been attacking energy facilities and other key infrastructure…
Police: 6 people and assailant dead in Walmart shooting
Nov 23, 2022
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Police say a shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Virginia, leaving six people dead. It was the country’s second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. The assailant is…
NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit
Nov 22, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Orion capsule has reached the moon, whipping around the far side and passing within about 80 miles. The close approach occurred Monday as the crew capsule and its three…