Day: December 24, 2024

FDA approves first medication for obstructive sleep apnea, which also promotes weight loss

9:25 pm December 24, 2024

The first medication for obstructive sleep apnea has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Dec. 20, the FDA announced that the agency has approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide) to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity. The drug is to be paired with a reduced-calorie […]

Dozens of House lawmakers rally around funding Afghan visa program as Trump vows major spending cuts

9:00 pm December 24, 2024

A group of 51 bipartisan lawmakers is urging House negotiators to keep up the flow of dollars to a visa program for Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country. Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, wrote to the House of Representatives’ top appropriators as they continue to negotiate federal funding for the […]

Scott Eastwood company proudly promotes American manufacturers: ‘We used to make things’

8:56 pm December 24, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Scott Eastwood takes pride in promoting American manufacturers with his company Made Here, calling the U.S. “the greatest country on Earth.” Made Here, the brainchild of Eastwood and his friend and entrepreneur Dane Chapin, partners exclusively with American manufacturers to make, market and sell American goods. Their list of products includes hats, clothes […]

Why do we leave Christmas cookies for Santa? Chef unwraps the tradition

8:49 pm December 24, 2024

It’s no secret that Santa Claus loves cookies almost as much as he loves delivering presents to children on Christmas. Jason Smith, the celebrity chef who won the Food Network’s “Holiday Baking Championship” in 2016 and now serves as a judge on “Best Baker in America,” spoke to Fox News Digital about the cookie tradition. […]

California Democrats urge feds to approve high-speed rail funding before DOGE nixes ‘boondoggle’

8:40 pm December 24, 2024

Several prominent California Democrats are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve a grant application for $536 million in federal funds to move forward with the state’s long-awaited high-speed rail network. The monies would come from funds already allocated in general to “federal-state partnership[s] for intercity passenger rail grants” through the 2021 “Bipartisan […]