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Month: March 2024

Supreme Court medication abortion case threatens ‘seismic shift’ in FDA drug approval process, experts warn

By Meg Tirrell and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — In 1937, a drugmaker called S.E. Massengill Co. came up with what seemed like an improvement on an effective medicine for sore throats: a liquid formulation that tasted like raspberry. The only problem: The new formulation of the drug, called sulfanilamide, used diethylene glycol, which is

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NBC News boss Cesar Conde faces backlash from his network’s anchors over ‘inexplicable’ decision to hire ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel

CNN Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Cesar Conde has a decision to make — and it’s not an especially difficult one. The NBCUniversal News Group chair is facing a torrent of backlash from his own staff after greenlighting the hire of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid

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UK court says Assange can’t be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication

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Former Hungarian insider releases audio he says is proof of corruption in embattled Orbán government

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A former Hungarian government insider has released an audio recording that he says is proof of official misconduct within high levels of the government of populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The recording was posted on Facebook and YouTube on Tuesday. It features what appears to be

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