California jury finds company knew its talc-based products were dangerous but failed to warn consumers A California jury on Friday awarded $40m to two women who said Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer. The jury in Los Angeles superior court awarded $18m to Monica Kent and $22m to Deborah … Read more
Republican senator Rand Paul said it was ‘not the job of the American government to go looking for monsters around the world’ Chris Van Hollen, the Democratic senator from Maryland, was among the lawmakers speaking out against the Trump administration and its actions around Venezuela, taking to the senate floor on Wednesday to call on … Read more
Civicus, a non-profit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category A coalition of global civil society organizations has downgraded the United States’ civic health rating from “narrowed” to “obstructed.” In a report released on Tuesday, Civicus, a non-profit that monitors civic freedoms in 198 countries, placed the US … Read more
Study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire shows residents’ reproductive outcomes near contaminated sites Drinking water contaminated with Pfas chemicals probably increases the risk of infant mortality and other harm to newborns, a new peer-reviewed study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire finds. The first-of-its-kind University of Arizona research found drinking well water down gradient … Read more
Joint statement comes as Trump pushes Kyiv and Moscow on US-mediated proposal to end nearly four years of war Donald Trump’s advisers and Ukrainian officials said Friday they’ll meet for a third day of talks after making progress on creating a security framework for postwar Ukraine and are urging Russia to commit to peace. The … Read more
Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer. Martin van den Berg, … Read more
Protest guard fired at armed man he mistakenly believed to be threat to protesters but accidentally killed a bystander A safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man taking part in a June No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, while firing at another armed man he believed to be a threat, was charged with … Read more
Billionaires aim to provide incentive for families to claim new investment accounts for children created as part of Trump legislation Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25bn Tuesday to provide 25 million American children under 10 an incentive to claim the new investment accounts for children created as part of Donald Trump’s tax and spending … Read more
President’s remarks come amid calls for an immediate investigation into reports Hegseth ordered a second strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela The president has picked up where he left off before Thanksgiving, when it comes to his anger at the six Democratic lawmakers who took part … Read more
Trump remained tight-lipped on details of call with Venezuelan president as tensions rise between countries Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, but he did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed. “I don’t want to comment on it. The answer is yes,” the US president … Read more