A Texas man is facing criminal charges for allegedly supplying performance-enhancing drugs to Olympic athletes before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last year. It is the first time a person has been charged under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, which was enacted in 2020. Eric Lira, who claims to be a naturopathic …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a recall for several ground beef products due to possible E. coli contamination. The Interstate Meat Dist. products were sold at various Walmart, Kroger, WinCo Foods and Albertsons stores in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.       . The recall includes …

It will no longer be possible to play video games on a Tesla console while the vehicle is in motion, federal auto safety regulators announced Thursday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that Tesla will send out a software update so the function called “Passenger Play” will be locked …

The House and the Senate both voted to raise the debt limit, helping avert a first-time default by the U.S. as the clock ticks down on the government’s ability to pay its bills. This comes after months of fighting between Democrats and Republicans over raising the debt limit and spending …

Four years ago, rapper Logic released his hit song “1-800-273-8255” — a reference to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — in hopes of helping others. A new study released this week found it did just that: researchers say the song potentially helped saved hundreds of lives.  The study, published Monday …

Muhammad Aziz, one of the two men who last month were cleared of any culpability in the 1965 death of civil rights leader Malcolm X, sued New York state on Tuesday for damages of at least $20 million stemming from his wrongful conviction. Last month, a judge exonerated Aziz and …

Washington — President Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court unanimously voted Tuesday to send its report examining reforms to the high court to his desk, concluding nearly seven months of work that was set against the backdrop of pressure from progressives to expand the number of seats on the court. …

Meat eaters worried about climate change can soon put their money where their mouth is by purchasing steaks produced with a reduced carbon footprint.  Americans already willing to pay more for organic food and grass-fed cattle would likely fork over more money for more sustainable steak, reasons Colin Beal, whose …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday denied a request by the Oklahoma governor to exempt members of the state’s National Guard from the Defense Department’s vaccine mandate.  Austin told Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt that all members of the Defense Department’s service branches must comply with the vaccine order or jeopardize …

Washington — Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Sunday that “now is the time” for Democrats to implement a national paid leave program for workers, as she seeks to sway fellow Democratic Senator Joe Manchin to back including the policy in President Biden’s social spending and climate change …