FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients
The FDA approved Merck’s Lipfendra, a noninjectable pill that blocks the PCSK9 protein to drastically lower bad cholesterol.
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Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he’s rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops.
Today in History: July 15, school bus full of children kidnapped in rural California
A 36-hour kidnap ordeal began for 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla, California, by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell.
As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with 2026 already the nation’s worst year for reported cases. More than 30 states have reported infections this year.
Today in History: July 14, ‘Billy the Kid’ shot and killed
Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias “Billy the Kid,” was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies after a brief illness
Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71.
Today in History: July 12, riot erupts in New Jersey over police beating of Black taxi driver
Rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a Black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed.
Today in History: July 11, train bombing in Mumbai kills more than 200
Eight bombs hit a commuter rail network during evening rush hour in Mumbai, India, killing more than 200 people.
Meta’s new AI image generation tool raises alarm in Hollywood and on Instagram
The launch fits a familiar Silicon Valley pattern — ship products first, ask for forgiveness later.
Today in History: July 10, Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior blown up by French agents
The Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk with explosives in Auckland, New Zealand, by French intelligence agents; one activist was killed.