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Millie and Mary Provide Comfort and Smiles Where Ever They Go

Sterling City Council has honored Millie, the comfort dog from the Sterling Police Department, along with her handler Mary Toth. The council issued a proclamation, officially declaring April 30th, as National Therapy Animal Day within the city. Millie and Mary have been widely recognized ...
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After waiting years for justice, many Purdue opioid victims are defeated — by paperwork

By Dietrich Knauth April 24 (Reuters) - Tammy Blanton's life unraveled after years of taking opioids initially prescribed for migraines, according to her daughter Mary Anne, who says the drugs left her mother isolated, unemployed and estranged from her family. Tammy was given opioid prescriptions by ...
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US health insurers advance measures to standardize prior authorization requirements

April 24 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth and CVS Health said on Friday they have standardized data and submission requirements for more than half of their prior authorizations, as part of an industry effort to reduce delays and paperwork for patients and doctors. U.S. health insurers, which ...
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Fritts on Megaproject Bill

Yesterday, House Bill 910, also known as the Megaproject Bill, passed the Illinois House with a bipartisan vote of 78-32. “I voted in favor of the megaproject bill because it protects local control, increases economic development, and drives investment across Illinois,” said Rep. Fritts. “This ...
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Norfolk Southern’s profit fell 27% as it didn’t collect insurance payments for Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern railroad's first-quarter profit fell 27% because it didn't collect big insurance payments related to the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and its planned merger with Union Pacific added to its costs. The Atlanta-based railroad said Friday that it earned $547 million, or $2.43 per ...
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Americans blame Trump for gas price surge in midterm election year, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

By Bo Erickson and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - A clear majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for surging gasoline prices, which is weighing on his Republican Party ahead of November's congressional midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Some 77% of registered ...
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Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran ‘going global’

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. blockade on Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington. "Our blockade is growing and going global," Hegseth told reporters. "No one sails ...
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Congress keeps holding all-nighters, creating dysfunction after dark

WASHINGTON (AP) - Just as the Senate prepared to launch into a late-night vote series, Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana went to the floor to vent. Frustrated and seemingly exhausted Wednesday, Kennedy said he wanted more time to debate his amendments to a budget ...
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‘Plaintiffs’ lawyer paradise:’ IL lawsuit-friendly courts jack up costs, report says

Illinois is falling behind the rest of the country at reforming its court system, and in some ways is headed in the opposite direction. And the costs to the state's economy and its residents are mounting, a new report says. ...
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US FDA rejects AbbVie’s wrinkle treatment due to manufacturing concerns

By Padmanabhan Ananthan April 23 (Reuters) - AbbVie said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its experimental wrinkle treatment, trenibotE, citing issues in manufacturing. Here are some details: • TrenibotE is a botulinum toxin for treating facial wrinkles such as frown ...
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What to know about a federal order reclassifying medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug

President Donald Trump's administration has reclassified medical marijuana, which is already licensed in most states, as a less dangerous drug. The order signed Thursday by the nation's acting attorney general is a first step toward broader federal acceptance of one of the nation's most ...
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Explosion of invasive ‘janitor fish’ sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia’s capital

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Cheers broke out in Indonesia's capital on Friday as residents, city workers and environmental volunteers hauled bulging nets of invasive fish to the surface of a reservoir in an operation to crack down on "janitor fish." Authorities are seeking to remove ...
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