Year of the Woman? In Arizona, It’s Women, Plural, and It’s Both Parties
Women are playing leading roles across the political spectrum in the state, with Democrats hoping to flip the Arizona legislature and Republicans fielding strong female candidates at all levels.
F.D.A. Restricts Sales of Bayer’s Essure Contraceptive Implant
The agency said the device could only be sold by doctors who agree to warn women of the serious risks associated with it.
Trilobites: He Ate the World’s Hottest Pepper, Then Landed in the Hospital With ‘Thunderclap’ Headaches
After eating the Carolina Reaper during a contest, an unidentified patient suffered headaches so severe he was hospitalized. The symptoms resembled those of a stroke.
Tammy Duckworth Becomes First Sitting U.S. Senator to Give Birth
Ms. Duckworth gave birth to a daughter, Maile, on Monday. She is one of 10 women to give birth while serving in Congress, and the first senator to do so.
What Mark Zuckerberg Will Be Grilled On at the Congressional Hearings
Appearing for the first time before a congressional committee, the Facebook founder is likely to be asked about privacy, Russian meddling, fake news and more.
A Father Asks, ‘Why Did They Have to Just Kill Him?’
Saheed Vassell, 34, a mentally ill man shot by the police in Brooklyn as he pointed a piece of a welding torch, was a former welder who cherished routine and studied the Bible.
F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen; Trump Calls It ‘Disgraceful’
Mr. Cohen is at the center of several aspects of the special counsel’s investigation. He also acknowledged paying $130,000 to Stephanie Clifford, who said she had a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump.
Doctors Urge Elite Academy to Expel a Member Over Charges of Plagiarism
National Academy of Medicine was asked to tighten ethics rules following the strange case of a member accused of plagiarism and false claims of top scientific honors.
Body Found Off California Coast May Be Teenager From S.U.V. Plunge
The floating body was discovered by a couple on vacation. It may belong to one of the three teenagers still missing after their family’s car plummeted off a cliff.
Federal Budget Deficit Projected to Soar to Over $1 Trillion in 2020
The new Congressional Budget Office analysis, which includes the cost of the Republican tax cuts, projects the national debt to reach a level economists say could court a crisis.
Trump Calls Syrian Chemical Attack ‘Atrocious’
President Trump said at a cabinet meeting on Monday that he would make a decision in the next 24 to 48 hours about whether to retaliate militarily to the chemical weapons attack in Syria.
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