Speculation swirled around a report that a single patient -- a 79-year-old man -- was given access to a powerful new obesity drug that's still awaiting federal approval. read more
Camp Mystic's owner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods in Texas Hill Country killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors and the camp's longtime director. read more
The Air Force has re-implemented a flu shot requirement for trainees after more than 200 fell ill due to an outbreak at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio ... read more
A Republican Party leader is facing felony charges days before the state convention. State Senator Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids is charged with two counts of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, according to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office. The charges relate to potentially fraudulent election forms submitted to the Minnehaha County Auditor's office. Pischke is also a Republican precinct committeeman, and would typically be eligible to vote at the Republican party's state convention later this week. Jim Eschenbaum is the Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party. He said Pischke told him he wouldn't be attending the convention Monday evening, but Eschenbaum didn't learn about the charges until Tuesday.
Last week, the U.S. military killed eight people and stranded six others in three illegal boat strikes, bringing the total number of people killed by "Operation Southern Spear" to at least 215. read more
It's obvious that stump-toothed haters like daddysfist love to smear ---- all over the halls of congress.