Exclusive: Drugmakers from Pfizer to GSK to hike U.S. prices on over 200 drugs
Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc , GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Sanofi SA are planning to hike prices on more than 200 drugs in the United States on Wednesday, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.
Police arrest six in gang-related November shooting in California
(This Dec. 31 story corrects to remove reference to suspect Billy Xiong as the brother of Randy Xiong in paragraph two)
Infowars founder who claimed Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax ordered to pay $100,000
Conspiracy promoter and right-wing media personality Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $100,000 in court costs and legal fees stemming from a lawsuit over his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre of school children was a hoax, court records show.
U.S. appeals court upholds risk payments to health insurers
A U.S. appeals court upheld the validity of a federal program governing the payment of billions of dollars to insurers under the Affordable Care Act, reversing a lower court ruling that had prompted the White House to temporarily suspend payments.
Warren warns ‘democracy hangs in the balance’ in New Year’s Eve speech
Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Year’s Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that “democracy hangs in the balance” five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February.
Tesla must face lawsuit claiming racism at California factory
A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc’s effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a hotbed of racial hostility, clearing the way for a possible trial.
Explainer: How Trump’s impeachment trial would differ from a criminal one
U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 19 became the third U.S. president to be impeached when the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted to charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The Republican-controlled Senate is due …
Explainer: The case for Trump’s impeachment – and the case against it
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Dec. 19 to formally charge President Donald Trump, a Republican, with “high crimes and misdemeanors,” making him only the third U.S. president in history to be impeached.
U.S. prosecutors charge suspect in Hanukkah stabbing rampage with hate crime
Federal prosecutors filed hate-crime charges on Monday against the man accused of a stabbing rampage at the New York-area home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration, saying he kept journals with references to Adolf Hitler and “Nazi culture.”…
Democratic contender Biden says he would consider a Republican running mate
Former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said on Monday he would consider choosing a Republican running mate if he is the party’s nominee next year.
