Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities
Judge says state must let execution witnesses watch lethal drugs be prepped, pushed
A federal judge says Idaho prison officials must allow media witnesses at executions to watch as the lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to the condemned person
North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law
North Carolina Republicans managed just last fall to enact their long-sought policy ordering local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents seeking to deport certain jail inmates
Migrants face a novel criminal charge in new border zone in New Mexico
Immigrants recently detained in southernmost New Mexico are facing a novel criminal charge of breaching a national defense area
Defense tries to chip away at murder charges against 3 ex-officers in Tyre Nichols’ death
Testimony in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols is to resume Wednesday after defense attorneys sought to chip away at accusations that the officers used unnecessary force in subduing the Black man after...
Man driving stolen Porsche in Brooklyn fatally shot by police, NYPD says
Police say a man in a stolen Porsche trying to evade law enforcement has been shot and killed by an officer in Brooklyn
Physicists find key to perfect pasta – but it’s not how Mamma used to make it
Scientific recipe for cacio e pepe avoids a lumpy sauce but uses powdered starch instead of reserved pasta water It may be only pasta, pecorino and black pepper, but cacio e pepe is not nearly as easy to make as some would imagine. Now, researchers have come up with a...
Weight loss pills could help tackle obesity in poorer countries, experts say
Oral medications are in development to provide alternative to injectables such as Wegovy that must be kept in fridge Newly developed weight loss pills could have a big impact on tackling obesity and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, experts have said. Weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro,...
Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects
For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended because of the Trump administration's elimination of a federal grant program
Former Jan. 6 prosecutor warns Trump’s pardons could encourage future political violence
A former supervisor of the team that prosecuted the 1,500 plus people charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol says he fears President Donald Trump's pardons could embolden right-wing extremists and encourage future political violence