Month: January 2023

FDA Sued for Withholding COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Analyses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been sued for withholding the results of key COVID-19 vaccine safety analyses. The FDA’s actions violate federal law, the new lawsuit, filed on Jan. 26 in federal court in Washington by the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense (CHD), alleges. The suit is seeking the raw results from the…


WHO Updates Medicines List for Nuclear Emergencies

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released recommendations on how to acquire and manage medical supplies for the treatment of exposure to radioactive materials in emergencies. The report sets out for countries and governments how to develop and maintain a national stockpile of specific medical supplies that can lower risks and treat injuries caused…


Police Charge 2nd Teen in Iowa School Shooting That Killed 2

DES MOINES, Iowa—Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program. Bravon Michael Tukes, 19, of Des Moines, faces two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of criminal gang participation. The charges match those filed earlier…


EU Wants to Send More Migrants Away as Irregular Arrivals Grow

STOCKHOLM—European Union ministers on Thursday sought ways to curb irregular immigration and send more people away as arrivals rose from pandemic lows, reviving ideas for border fences and asylum centers outside of Europe. EU border agency Frontex reported some 330,000 unauthorized arrivals last year, the highest since 2016, with a sharp increase on the Western…


FAA Identifies Contractor Involved In Outage That Grounded Over 11,000 Planes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the contractor involved in the outage of a safety bulletin system that caused a stop in passenger air travel nationwide. The agency announced on January 26, that it would directly ban contract personnel involved in the incident from accessing its buildings and systems during the investigation, reported Reuters. Federal investigators…


Top Professor Ousted as His Research on Tylenol Became Too Much of a Headache for His University and Big Pharma

Immunologist and biochemist William Parker, Ph.D., often spends his days with rats. They’re sociable animals, he says, which makes them perfect for experiments that study social behaviors. Parker, a well-spoken, well-published academic who is famous for being on time with every deadline as well as being part of the research team that discovered the function…


Pfizer Responds After Director Says Company Is Developing Ways to Mutate COVID-19

Pfizer late Jan. 28 responded to comments from a director at the company about exploring ways to mutate COVID-19 as a method to “preemptively develop new vaccines.” “In the ongoing development of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer has not conducted gain of function or directed evolution research,” Pfizer said in a lengthy written statement after…


Wife of Welsh First Minister Dies Suddenly

The wife of Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford has died suddenly, the Welsh Government has confirmed. In a statement published on Saturday, a government spokesman said, “It is with deep sadness that we confirm the sudden passing of Clare Drakeford, wife of the Labour first minister. “The thoughts of everyone in the Welsh Government are…


California Shooting: 3 Dead, 4 Hurt in Ritzy LA Neighborhood

LOS ANGELES—Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a multimillion dollar short-term rental home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood early Saturday, police said. The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the Beverly Crest neighborhood. Sgt. Frank Preciado of the Los Angeles Police Department said earlier Saturday that the three…


China’s Electric Vehicles Could Destroy America

Commentary Since 2020, China’s electric vehicle makers have been on a streak. Other vehicle manufacturers are starting to look nervously in their rear-view mirrors, err … cameras, and in some cases, side-views. Some, like Volvo, are even looking at their stock and realizing that a Chinese competitor has already bought a controlling share. Is China’s…