November 14, 2024, 9:33am Business
A Federal Reserve official gave a lengthy defense of the central bank’s political independence Thursday, just days after former President Donald Trump, an outspoken Fed critic, won re-election. Read story
November 14, 2024, 9:30am Health
Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, senior defense officials said. The increase is a bit of a setback after the deaths dipped slightly the previous year. Read story
November 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health
A traumatic event can occur in just seconds, but the effects can last far longer. Read story
November 13, 2024, 2:02pm Health
At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, federal health officials said Wednesday. Read story
November 13, 2024, 1:18pm Health
Hours after Donald Trump was elected president for the second time, Dr. Clayton Alfonso had two messages from patients seeking to replace their IUDs. Over the next few days, three women inquired about getting their tubes tied. Read story
November 12, 2024, 4:33pm Clark County Health
Clark County is experiencing an alarming spike in whooping cough and chickenpox cases among children — outbreaks that health officials say could’ve been prevented. Read story
November 12, 2024, 4:17pm Health
Four women suing over Idaho's strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy… Read story
November 12, 2024, 3:26pm Clark County Health
On the heels of releasing its latest financial statement, Vancouver-based biotechnology company Absci announced it has met its first milestone in its collaboration with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Read story