New York attorney pleads guilty to assisting sanctioned Russian oligarch
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A New York attorney is charged in a scheme to make nearly $4 million in payments to maintain six properties in the United States that were owned by a sanctioned oligarch.
The attorney, Robert Wise…
Doctor found shot dead at Detroit home during well-being check
Ascension Michigan(DETROIT) — A Michigan doctor has been found shot dead, sparking an investigation by Detroit police’s homicide unit.
The body of 53-year-old Devon Hoover was discovered when officers responded to a house for a well-being check on Su…
FDA approves new drug for rare form of ALS
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug Tuesday to treat a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
The drug Qalsody (tofersen) is expected to help people with a very specific mut…
Nikki Haley calls for ‘consensus’ and ‘sensitivity’ on abortion but says specifics will take work
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday made a her case for a “consensus” on abortion, an issue that continues to divide conservatives. But she stopped short of adopting strict stances — such as e…
World’s second-largest tobacco company to pay over $600 million for violating sanctions against North Korea
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The world’s second-largest tobacco company has agreed to pay what the Department of Justice is saying is “the single largest North Korean sanctions penalty in the history of the Department of Justice.”…
Microplastics in Lake Erie highlight growing concern over potential health effects
ABC News(ERIE, Pa.) — It’s been over a decade since researchers began looking into microplastics in the Great Lakes.
Now, the issue is getting renewed attention amid broader concerns about the potential effects of microplastics on the human body and …
Ed Sheeran copyright case: Songwriter’s lawyer points to ‘smoking gun’
Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Musician Ed Sheeran was in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as opening statements began in a copyright infringement trial involving alleged similarities between his Grammy-winning song “Thinking Ou…
King County ballot measure would raise property tax to fund mental health ‘crisis care’ centers
The county special election asks voters to pay for new mental health “crisis care centers.” If the measure passes the county would establish and operate 5 drop-in centers where someone experiencing a mental health or drug crisis
The other Florida Republican mulling a run for president? Miami’s mayor
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(MIAMI) — As the Republican field for president takes shape around former President Donald Trump, with Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to launch his own campaign by the summer, a third Floridian is angling to possibly joi…
Timeline: Criminal probe into Trump’s efforts to overturn Georgia election results
Scott Olson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — On Jan. 2, 2021, former President Donald Trump asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” the votes needed to win the state in the 2020 election.
The now-infamous phone call helped spark a crimin…