latest always news

US drug czar calls out big pharma for role in opioid crisis Following the landmark ruling in Oklahoma on Monday against Johnson and Johnson that found the company responsible for helping fuel the opioid epidemic, US drug czar James Carroll called out drug makers for their role as "one of the factors into the start of the crisis."

But the chancellor rules out a "blank cheque", promising to keep within existing spending rules. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KXIACW

Brazil said on Tuesday it was ready to accept foreign aid to help fight fires in the Amazon but only if it could determine how it was spent, in an apparent attempt to smooth over a public spat between the Brazilian and French presidents. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MINkhQ

Biden aide says gaffes are 'part of his charm' Biden campaign communications director and deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield defended her boss on Tuesday amid the series of gaffes committed by the frontrunner among the 2020 Democrats.

Federal prosecutors near decision on possible indictment of Andrew McCabe Fox News contributor Byron York on what he expects from IG report on Russian investigation.

When Long Litt Woon lost her husband she was overcome by grief. She rediscovered happiness foraging in the woods. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MDa1UB

The junta has agreed to a civilian government after months of protests against its rule. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/345PnC8

If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Pj0X9x

Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2UbqXm7

The group behind the idea says the government has a "moral obligation" to help fund it. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/342Hr4z

Conway: The president doesn't mind waiting for a better trade deal for America Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway weighs in on the escalating trade war between the U.S. with China.

Japan's meteorological agency issued an emergency warning to residents of Kyushu after the southern island suffered record levels of rain early on Wednesday that threatened to cause landslides, floods and other natural disasters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/30FX9Ai

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will likely retain their posts at a cabinet reshuffle in September, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/327xYqQ

American artist Diana Waymar wanted to find a way of relating to the current political atmosphere. So she began knitting Mr Trump’s words. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HrYD9Q

Award-winning journalist Maria Ressa on why arrests, rape and death threats won't silence her. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PizhBS

Carly Barton became the first British patient to be legally prescribed with herbal cannabis last year, but fears she will be unable to pay the cost of treatment. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PxZ751

Social workers say they face serious abuse in the line of duty and are calling to be better protected from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Zw38dI

One coastal charity says it collected 500 abandoned inflatables in just one village this summer. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32bXwTx

California gang members get decades in prison for murdering 19-year-old Marine Two California gang members have been sentenced to decades in prison for murdering a 19-year-old Marine in 2016, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Three-alarm fire rips through 115-year-old Philadelphia church Nearly 100 firefighters are working to put out a fire that threatens to collapse a 115-year-old church in West Philadelphia's Parkside section Tuesday. 

Woman awarded $3.2 million in revenge-porn lawsuit against Army officer ex-husband and his girlfriend A North Carolina woman won a $3.2 million judgment Monday against her Army officer ex-husband and his girlfriend, also a military officer, in a revenge-porn lawsuit. 

Tennessee man steals ambulance from hospital, crashes into police cruiser, investigators say A man allegedly stole an ambulance from a hospital in Tennessee on Monday night, crashed into a police vehicle, then drove into the woods before he was caught, police said.

SAT 'adversity score' dropped by College Board The head of the College Board said Tuesday that the company is dropping the so-called "adversity score" as a supplement to the SAT college admissions test after heavy pushback from critics.