American stocks rose to record levels on Thursday as lawmakers closed deals to extend a new financial lifeline for businesses and individuals who could support the economy through the most devastating phase of the coronavirus epidemic. In early trading all three major stock benchmarks hit hit highs intraday. The Dow …

A 9-year-old girl in the UK who died after an asthma attack is believed to be the first person in the world to be listed as the cause of death due to air pollution. Exposure to “excessive air pollution” played a “significant” role in the 2013 death of Ella Kisi-Debra, …

An extraordinary hearing is underway by the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the role of opioid painkiller manufacturer Pardu Pharma, the manufacturer of the prescription narcotic oxycontin. The hearing is titled, “The Role of Purdue Pharma and the Saxon Color Family in Audioid Epidemics.” Purdue pleaded guilty in federal …

A health care worker in Alaska had a severe allergic reaction and was hospitalized after taking Pfizer’s medicine COVID-19 Vaccine, state officials said Wednesday. The worker, who is middle-aged and has no previous history of allergies, was stabilized by treatment but was kept at Junau Hospital for monitoring the next …

BEIJING (AP) – Following the successful return of lunar rocks by its Changi 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for a future mission that will form the ultimate lunar base to host human explorers, a senior space program official said Thursday. China’s next three lunar missions will be to retrieve …