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FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Jul 16, 2026 3:53 pm - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that’s previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs.
More than 75 people rescued, 1 killed as rain deluges areas of Texas

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Stella Canino-Quiñones, Ben Noll and Matthew Cappucci
Jul 16, 2026 3:44 pm - Relentless rains were lashing Texas Hill Country on Thursday, with flash flood emergencies reported across the region, rescues ongoing and at least one person killed as water levels rose.
Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Jul 16, 2026 9:59 am - Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone, the latest shift in a decades-long debate over the benefits and risks of replacing the hormone that affects sex drive, mood and other health factors.
After 6 years, Trump brings his election obsession to primetime at the White House

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Jul 16, 2026 9:57 am - Ahead of his speech, President Donald Trump has teased “really big news” and said “it doesn't get bigger, because without free and fair elections, you don't have a country.”Election experts fear another round of falsehoods.
How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires

By CALEIGH WELLS
Jul 16, 2026 9:51 am - Here’s what to know about taking precautions against poor air quality due to wildfires.
US hits more bridges in Iran in an expansion of its airstrike campaign

By JON GAMBRELL
Jul 16, 2026 9:33 am - The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the Middle East and warned that its attacks would escalate.
Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speech

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Jul 16, 2026 8:06 am - President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to once again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he's long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election.
US weekly unemployment claims fall to 208,000, fewest in 10 weeks

By MATT OTT
Jul 16, 2026 7:59 am - Filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks as U.S. layoffs remain historically low.
More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split

By LISA MASCARO
Jul 15, 2026 8:45 pm - More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians.
Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abuses

By MICHAEL BIESECKER
Jul 15, 2026 7:20 pm - Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by legal and human rights advocates.

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