Grassley to Big Pharma: 'I'm sick and tired of the blame game'
Sen. Chuck Grassley opened a hearing into the rising costs of prescription medicine on Tuesday by blasting Big Pharma, saying that skyrocketing prices are hurting Americans and that the time has come for a reckoning.
Doctor donates kidney to co-worker
A local doctor is giving her co-worker another chance at life. Once Dr. Melanie Altizer found out her friend at Lee Health, Marianne McGiffin needed a kidney transplant she went and got tested to be a donor.
What 'Medicare for All' means, politically and practically
If you've been watching the Democratic presidential hopefuls gear up, you have probably heard the phrase "Medicare for All."
Pennsylvania mother and daughter accused of killing five relatives
A Pennsylvania mother and her daughter are in police custody, accused of killing five of their relatives, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Police looking for 3 boys who ran away from group home
Cleveland police are asking for the public’s help in finding three boys who walked out of their residential treatment facility Monday afternoon and haven’t been seen since.
1,700 locomotive workers just went on strike at GE-Wabtec factory in Pennsylvania
General Electric just spun off its century-old railroad division to Wabtec. Factory workers immediately went on strike to protest the new owner's push for mandatory overtime and pay cuts for new hires.
Cancer patient denied entry to skate rink for wearing hat
A Las Vegas mother and stage 2 breast cancer patient says she was heartbroken and humiliated after skate rink staff denied her entry because she was wearing a hat that violated their "no hat" policy.
What it would take for Tesla to be done with Elon Musk
Elon Musk is a visionary and enjoys a cult following among many of Tesla's customers. But he is a loose cannon as a CEO of a company with public investors.
Trump administration officials point fingers on family separations
During a House hearing Tuesday, Trump administration officials drew clear distinctions about each agency's role in the controversial "zero tolerance" immigration policy that resulted in separating thousands of children from their families -- seemingly punting responsibility on the different facets of the policy which continues to have repercussions nearly a year later.
ISIS has been reduced to 1.5 square miles in Syria. This is its final stand.
"They broke us, I swear to God. [ISIS] broke us," the tall man said. He was thin, in his mid-thirties, his face drawn with exhaustion, his eyes hollow. He had just walked with his extended family out of the town of Marashida, one of the last strongholds of ISIS in Eastern Syria.
Senator Kamala Harris comes to Bettendorf
The 2020 presidential race is underway, and candidates are starting to make the rounds in Iowa. California Senator Kamala Harris visited Bettendorf for a town hall meeting.The Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf originally set out 550 chairs for the town hall meeting, but had to bring in over 200 more for the large crowd.The California senator announced her run for the democratic nomination in January 2019.
Transgender student athletes in South Dakota could face this restriction
A bill is making its way through the South Dakota legislature that could prevent transgender students from playing on high school sports teams based on their gender identity.
Republican senator has concerns about Trump's DC Circuit Court of Appeals nominee
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has concerns about the President's nominee to take the seat formerly held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the powerful DC Circuit Court of Appeals.
Thank you for being a fan: 'Golden Girls'-themed cruise to set sail in 2020
"Golden Girls" fans have been given the biggest gift, but they'll have to get on board next winter to see the card attached.
Overstock is still a retailer but it wants to be a blockchain company
Online retailer Overstock really doesn't want to be in the e-commerce business anymore.
GE sells BioPharma business to CEO's former company for $21.4 billion
General Electric CEO Larry Culp is turning to his former company as he continues to dismantle GE.
Snake on a Plane: Australian python makes 9,000-mile flight in woman's shoe
It's the Samuel L. Jackson sequel we've all been waiting for: A Scottish woman has survived a real-life case of a snake on a plane, finding a python curled up in her shoe after a 9,000 mile flight from Australia.
As Grand Canyon National Park turns 100, a man hikes the entire length to save it
- Pete McBride is worried about the Grand Canyon, so he decided to hike it. All of it.
Microsoft CEO defends US military contract that some employees say crosses a line
Satya Nadella has defended Microsoft's $479 million contract to supply augmented reality systems to the US military that has been criticized by some of his colleagues.
Bush gets pizza for Secret Service, calls for an end to the shutdown
Former President George W. Bush called for federal lawmakers to "put politics aside" and end the government shutdown in an Instagram post Friday that showed him giving pizza to his Secret Service detail.
