Author: The Associated Press
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Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. Known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, the drugs have soared in popularity in recent years but patient access has been a consistent problem because of their…
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What to know about flight reductions
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Travelers can expect to see fewer flights to many major U.S. cities starting Friday morning, when the Federal Aviation Administration said it would reduce traffic across 40 airports to ease the load on the nation’s air traffic controllers. The head of the FAA said the move was unprecedented but necessary to keep air travel safe as traffic controllers, who…
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California voters pass redistricting ballot measure
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Voters on Tuesday approved California Democrats’ effort to block President Trump’s agenda by increasing their party’s numbers in Congress. The Associated Press called the victory moments after the polls closed on Tuesday night. The statewide ballot measure will reconfigure California’s congressional districts to favor more Democratic candidates. The Democratic-led California legislature placed the measure on…
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Judge dismisses young climate activists’ lawsuit challenging Trump on fossil fuels | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Judge dismisses climate lawsuit BILLINGS — A federal judge on Oct. 15 dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said the plaintiffs showed overwhelming evidence climate change affects them and that it will worsen…
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Feds cut interest rates again
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. “Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through August,” the Fed said in a…
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OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators say
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OpenAI said Tuesday it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation after two crucial regulators, the Delaware and California attorneys general, said they would not oppose the plan. The restructuring paves the way for the ChatGPT maker to more easily profit off its artificial intelligence technology even as…
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US rejects bid to buy tons of coal on public lands for less than a penny per ton | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Lowball coal bid rejected BILLINGS — Federal officials rejected a company’s bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest U.S. government coal sale in more than a decade. The failed sale underscores a continued low…
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EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was nation’s strongest in 12 years | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NORTH DAKOTA Deadly tornado classified EF5 A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Oct. 6. The June 20 twister near the town…
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Company bids less than a penny per ton in biggest US coal sale in over a decade | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Coal bid price plummets BILLINGS — A Navajo tribe-owned company bid $186,000 to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in southeastern Montana on Oct. 6 in the biggest U.S. coal sale in more than a decade. The offer from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) equates to one-tenth of a penny…
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New Mexico legislators rush to shore up safety net programs after federal cuts | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEW MEXICO Legislators address safety-net SANTA FE — New Mexico legislators pushed to shore up safety-net spending on Oct. 1 in response to President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts, in a state with one of the highest enrollment rates for Medicaid and federal food assistance. State legislators in the Democratic majority said they weren’t…
