New research from The Ohio State University found that mothers who drank alcohol while watching the Super Bowl were more likely to use aggressive discipline on their children during the occasion than those who were not drinking alcohol. For the purposes of the study, aggressive discipline included spanking or shaking the child or shouting or [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine. The Environmental Protection Agency said it will review risks posed by a handful of [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New oil and natural gas leasing will be prohibited on state land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, an area sacred to Native Americans, for the next 20 years under an executive order by New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard. The order signed last week extends a temporary moratorium that [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of older Americans could pay less for some of their outpatient drug treatments beginning early next year, the Biden administration announced last week. The White House unveiled a list of 48 drugs — from chemotherapy treatments to growth hormones used to treat endocrine disorders — whose prices increased faster [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Three major retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they're suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns. Water beads are small, colorful balls made of superabsorbent polymers. They are often sold as toys, including in craft activity kits, and as sensory tools for [...]
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — They began as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, then shortened their name in 2007 to simply Tampa Bay Rays. Now, as plans for a new ballpark take shape, there's talk about changing the name again to reflect the team's actual location: the St. Petersburg Rays. The St. Petersburg City [...]
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government last week said it plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade to help recover depleted populations of salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The government also said it will help figure out how to offset the hydropower, transportation and other benefits provided by four dams on [...]
Before facing off in a game this season, brothers William and Alexander Nylander posed at center ice. While the snapshot captured a nice family moment, the video was still rolling when William gave Alexander a brotherly shove. Brady Tkachuk sat in the stands for brother Matthew's playoff games during Florida's run to the Stanley Cup [...]
A Findlay endocrinologist recently shared with state lawmakers the negative effects of a common employment practice that many Ohio hospitals utilize. Dr. Jennifer Merrill, via written testimony, told Health Committee members in the Ohio Senate that the noncompete clause included in her doctor-husband’s employment contract forced the young doctors to relocate 100 miles away for [...]