Day: June 24, 2023

New York Gov. Hochul greenlights abortion pill prescriptions for nonresidents

12:12 am June 24, 2023

A law to protect doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is outlawed was signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said the measure would serve women living in states with bans. Coming a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, […]

Worker killed in Illinois ammo factory blast identified

12:07 am June 24, 2023

An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. The explosion Thursday afternoon killed Oscar “Zeke” R. Bettorf, 60, of Bunker Hill, Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn said. Bettorf was the driver of a semitrailer loaded with shotgun shell primers that exploded while being transported inside the Winchester ammunition plant owned by […]

Mexico investigating video showing cartels threatening bar hostesses at gunpoint

12:03 am June 24, 2023

Authorities in Mexico said Friday they’re investigating a video that appears to show gunmen from a drug cartel forcing female bar hostesses to kneel on the floor in a mock execution and extorting money from them. The video, posted on social media, shows one of the gunmen holding a pistol to the head of one […]

Muscular dystrophy breakthrough: FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for rare children’s disease

12:01 am June 24, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in children from age 4 through 5 years of age. Pediatric patients who have a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene and do not have any preemptive medical conditions will have access to the drug, […]

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