Avi and Julie Israel of New York never expected their son to become entangled in a prescription drug addiction that would lead to the end of his life. Yet in 2011, their son, Michael, addicted to legally prescribed hydrocodone, took his own life. Now, they’re taking their story to the nation, hoping their son’s story […]
Avi and Julie Israel of New York never expected their son to become entangled in a prescription drug addiction that would lead to the end of his life. Yet in 2011, their son, Michael, addicted to legally prescribed hydrocodone, took his own life. Now, they’re taking their story to the nation, hoping their son’s story […]
President Barack Obama is raising money for the Democratic Party in California, eager to weaken his Republican opposition in Congress even as he confronts protests from his liberal flank over a contested oil pipeline project that is awaiting approval from his administration. Obama was attending four fundraisers for Democrats in the San Francisco area Wednesday […]
President Barack Obama is raising money for the Democratic Party in California, eager to weaken his Republican opposition in Congress even as he confronts protests from his liberal flank over a contested oil pipeline project that is awaiting approval from his administration. Obama was attending four fundraisers for Democrats in the San Francisco area Wednesday […]
A bird flu virus never before found in humans has grabbed world attention this week after it infected and killed people in China. Scientists have been scrambling to understand how it happened and, more importantly, whether it poses a risk to public health or could potentially spark a global pandemic. The good news is that […]
A bird flu virus never before found in humans has grabbed world attention this week after it infected and killed people in China. Scientists have been scrambling to understand how it happened and, more importantly, whether it poses a risk to public health or could potentially spark a global pandemic. The good news is that […]
Things are done a little differently in Sedgwick, Maine — both in terms of democracy and food production. In the first of its kind legislation passed in the nation, residents of the community of 1,100 are living free from state and federal food regulations. The 2011 vote, made when community residents unanimously approved it by […]
Things are done a little differently in Sedgwick, Maine — both in terms of democracy and food production. In the first of its kind legislation passed in the nation, residents of the community of 1,100 are living free from state and federal food regulations. The 2011 vote, made when community residents unanimously approved it by […]
Federal pipeline safety officials on Tuesday issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after one of its pipelines ruptured last week in central Arkansas. The order from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration comes after ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in the small city of Mayflower, about 25 miles northwest of Little […]
Federal pipeline safety officials on Tuesday issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after one of its pipelines ruptured last week in central Arkansas. The order from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration comes after ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in the small city of Mayflower, about 25 miles northwest of Little […]
When Hurricane Sandy hit, nonprofit organizations with close community ties stepped in to provide food and clothing donations as well as check in on elderly and vulnerable people in the hard-hit waterfront areas. Now, as the city prepares to submit its plans to the federal government on how it will spend $1.77 billion in recovery […]
When Hurricane Sandy hit, nonprofit organizations with close community ties stepped in to provide food and clothing donations as well as check in on elderly and vulnerable people in the hard-hit waterfront areas. Now, as the city prepares to submit its plans to the federal government on how it will spend $1.77 billion in recovery […]
Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department. State and federal officials have long known that hydrogen gas could build up inside […]
Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department. State and federal officials have long known that hydrogen gas could build up inside […]
