City living is giving us heart attacks more than we thought, four health orgs say
Four of the world’s leading heart health organizations warned Tuesday that environmental factors, including pollution, noise exposure and artificial light, are major drivers of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke. In their first-ever joint statement published in the European Heart Journal, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American […]
SCOTUS may put a stake into Hawaii’s ‘vampire rule’ gun law
In popular folklore, vampires must be given permission to enter a property. Hawaiian law treats gun owners the same way. Attorneys for the state argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court that their law requiring express permission from a property owner to enter with a gun abides by the Constitution’s Second Amendment. Attorneys representing Maui […]
DOJ subpoenas Walz, other Minnesota leaders over remarks about ICE shooting
Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials on Tuesday as the Trump administration investigates whether they obstructed federal authorities by speaking out against an immigration enforcement operation. A person familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press that prosecutors sent subpoenas to Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor […]
Abortions increased post Roe. A clash over mail-order pills helps explain why
After the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended the constitutional right to abortion, national abortion numbers were expected to plunge. Instead, they rose. At the center of this counterintuitive trend are abortion pills and telemedicine. Opponents of abortion have targeted both on multiple fronts. In a new escalation, states […]
Powell heads to Supreme Court as Trump’s fight over the Fed escalates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will personally attend Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday in a case that will determine whether President Donald Trump can remove a sitting Fed governor and change the balance of power inside the central bank.
Davos opens under shadow of Trump’s Greenland push and tariff threats
As world leaders convene in Davos, President Donald Trump is reaffirming his focus on acquiring Greenland. Plus, new evidence suggests the high-speed train crash may have been waiting to happen long before impact, as the search for victims and answers continues in Spain. And a church service shut down by protesters is now a federal […]
‘Archaic’ alienation of affection laws a boon for divorce lawyers
An extramarital affair may not only ruin a marriage, it can cost the unfaithful partner’s lover big bucks. Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema may find out just how expensive infidelity can be. Sinema was named last week in a so-called homewrecker lawsuit, filed under an arcane law called alienation of affection. These lawsuits, still allowed […]
Investigators analyze break in track as 40 confirmed dead in Spain train crash
Spain begins three days of national mourning Tuesday as at least 40 people are now confirmed dead after a deadly train crash Sunday night. Regional authorities said Monday night that 41 people are still hospitalized, 12 of them in intensive care. Authorities have set up tents to collect DNA samples from families as they work to identify victims and […]
Trump says he had ‘the greatest first year in history.’ Not everyone agrees
Tuesday marks the first anniversary of President Donald Trump taking his second oath of office and concludes a year in which he has made fundamental changes to policy, politics and even the landscape of Washington, D.C. From immigration to tariffs to fighting “wokeness,” the last 365 days have been busy for Trump and his administration. […]
