The Biden administration in June dropped its requirement that people arriving in the country by air must test negative for COVID-19 but has not lifted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination requirements. Gilead's breast cancer drug gets U.S. FDA approval for third indication Gilead Sciences said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had greenlighted the use of Trodelvy for a third indication, providing another treatment option for patients with the most common type of breast cancer.
In the wake of two mass shootings in California this week, President Joe Biden has followed a heartfelt and familiar script of outrage and grief over gun violence in America, coupled with a renewed call for Congress to pass legislation banning assault-style weapons. Memphis disbands police unit after fatal beating as protesters take to streets The specialized police unit that included the five Memphis officers charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was disbanded on Saturday as more protests took place in U.S. cities a day after harrowing video of the attack was released.
to keep air traffic moving safely in our skies." On Thursday, the FAA's initial review found contract personnel "unintentionally deleted files" disrupting the NOTAM system, adding the issue occurred while personnel were working "to correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database." The FAA said it has "found no evidence of a cyber-attack or malicious intent." FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen held a virtual briefing for congressional staff on Friday but did not identify the contractor involved in the failure.
The bill establishes a grant program to support long-term improvements and graduate programs at HBCUs. North Carolina enrolls the nation’s highest number of HBCU students.
WEAPONS North Korea denied a Japanese media report it supplied munitions to Russia for use in Ukraine. The United States said North Korea had completed an initial arms delivery to a private Russian military company, the Wagner Group.