House GOP opens up amendment process for first time in seven years, allowing debate and delay
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — For the first time in nearly seven years, the House on Thursday brought legislation to the floor under a “modified-open rule” — a change that leads to more open debate on the floor, its suppo…
Senior FDA official resigns in wake of 2022 infant formula shortage, acknowledges FDA communication breakdowns
RyanJLane/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, Frank Yiannas, has announced he is resigning from his post. His departure comes in the wake of last year’s infant formula shortage, throughout which Yiannas h…
Why would senators not be given access to the Biden and Trump classified documents?
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Blistering criticism this week from Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee — that the administration is “stonewalling” their efforts to review classified materials — has highlighted a …
Support grows for a new approach to COVID vaccine schedule, as proposed by FDA
Morsa Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A panel of public health experts for the Food and Drug Administration convened for an all-day meeting on Thursday to discuss whether the U.S. is ready to start treating COVID boosters like an annual flu vaccine,…
Scoreboard roundup — 1/26/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Charlotte 111, Chicago 96
Detroit 130, Brooklyn 122
New York 120 Boston 117 (OT)
Cleveland 113, Houston 95
Dallas 99, Phoenix 95
LA Clippers 130, Sa…
Jason Segel talks new Apple TV+ series ‘Shrinking’
Apple TV+The new Apple TV+ series Shrinking is a comedy…about grief.
Jason Segel plays a dad grieving the loss of his wife in show, which is out Friday. Grief might not be the first thing you think of when you think comedy, but Segel tells ABC Audio “…
Seattle Fire and GM give electric vehicle fire and rescue training
(A demo Chevy Bolt at Seattle Fire’s electric vehicle fire & rescue training shows orange casings for everything high-voltage) Firefighters from state agencies and local departments as far away as Yakima, Clark County and even Salem, Oregon,
Top Islamic State leader killed in U.S. raid in Somalia, officials say
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A risky military ground raid by U.S. special operations forces on a cave complex in northern Somalia on Wednesday night killed Bilal al-Sudani, a top leader and organizer with the Islamic State, U.S. officials sai…
Kemp declares state of emergency after protests, mobilizes National Guard
Benjamin Hendren/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to ongoing protests in downtown Atlanta.
Kemp ordered the state’s defense department to mobilize up to 1,000 state …
Sister of American on trial in Russia: ‘Please bring my brother home’
ABC News(HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — With her older brother now on trial in Moscow after being held in a Russian detention center for more than a year, each day is a struggle for Margaret Aaron of Huntsville, Ala.
“It’s been very, very tough on our whole fam…