Feb 11 - AbbVie sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, challenging a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to impose price controls for Botox. In a complaint filed in the Washington, D.C., federal court, AbbVie said Botox is among the medications covered...
US House Passes Bill to Require Proof of US Citizenship for Midterm Voters
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections, which Democrats said would impose unnecessary burdens on American voters and concentrate electoral power in the hands of President Donald Trump. Lawmakers voted 218-213 to approve the SAVE America Act, with...
US House Backs Bid to End Canada Tariffs in Rare Rebuke to Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly backed a measure disapproving of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the president and leaders of his party in the Republican-majority House. Lawmakers voted 219 to 211 in favor of a resolution to terminate...
US Lawmakers Accuse Bondi of Hiding Names of Epstein Associates
A Republican U.S. lawmaker on Wednesday accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of concealing the names of powerful associates of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as she faced questions about the Justice Department's handling of investigative files in a charged hearing before a House of Representatives panel. Representative...
What Homeowners Need to Know About Smart Home Cameras
On Sunday, a Super Bowl ad promoting a new artificial intelligence-powered “Search Party” feature for Amazon’s Ring camera, which activates all the cameras in a neighborhood to find lost dogs, was met with condemnation from Democratic politicians, right wing talking heads and thousands of social media users. The criticism came...
Petal to the Metal: Fresno County’s Blossom Trail Bursts Into Spring
Community members gathered in Selma recently to kick off the annual Blossom Trail, a long-standing tradition that celebrates the arrival of spring and our region’s deep agricultural roots. Organizers say the event is more than a seasonal attraction — it’s a tribute to the farming industry that sustains the local...
Mexico’s Senate Backs 40-Hour Workweek in Initial Vote
MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 - Mexico's Senate on Wednesday approved a presidential proposal to reduce the legal workweek to 40 hours from 48, overriding resistance from both unions and the opposition with a revamped version of a previously proposed reform. The initiative was unanimously approved in general terms with 121...
Police Identify Suspect in Mass Shooting in Canada
Canadian authorities on Wednesday identified the suspect in a mass shooting in a remote community in British Columbia as an 18-year-old who killed her mother and stepbrother before fatally shooting several others at a local school. Dwayne McDonald, a deputy commissioner at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia,...
Gun Part Maker Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million in Buffalo Massacre Lawsuits
The maker of a gun part used in a mass shooting in 2022 agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle lawsuits that said the design of the accessory made it easier for a gunman to kill 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. The settlement, announced by...
Will Measure P Theft Sway Voters on Fresno Transportation Tax Proposals?
A group of transportation experts — referred to that way by Fresno County Supervisor Buddy Mendes — has a plan for a sales tax to fund road repairs in Fresno County they hope to put before voters in November. That makes two proposals seeking to supplant the half-cent Measure C...