Dan Vergano
EPA Names Asbestos To New List Of Dangerous Chemicals That May Be Banned
The agency named 10 chemicals as hazardous, kicking off a new law aimed at increasing warnings about workplace and environmental dangers.
Dan Vergano
Texas Reports First Case Of Locally Transmitted Zika Virus
Texas health officials on Monday reported the first local case of Zika virus infection in the Lone Star State.
Dan Vergano
Nathan Myhrvold's Scientific Cuisine Is Still Cooking
Once derided as a pricey fad, Nathan Myhrvold's $625 Modernist Cuisine volumes have rewritten restaurant meals worldwide in the last five years.
Dan Vergano
On The Front Lines Of The Overdose Epidemic In Baltimore
As a wave of heroin overdoses strikes West Baltimore, a medical team warns a stricken neighborhood and hands out last-ditch doses of lifesaving medication.
Dan Vergano
This Anti-Abortion Activist Denies His Secret Videotapes Sparked Clinic Shootings
David Daleiden secretly videotaped abortion clinic doctors last year. A man shot three people at a clinic in Colorado last year following release of the tapes.
Dan Vergano
How One Man’s Swim In Antarctic Waters Convinced The Russians To Save The Whales
British polar swimmer Lewis Pugh won over Russia to help secure a huge new marine reserve off the coast of Antarctica.
Dan Vergano
Trump And Nuclear Weapons: Here’s What’s At Stake
There are about 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world. Donald Trump will soon control about half of them.
Dan Vergano
Middle America Trump Supporters: This Was Our Night
"I’m hopeful."
John Stanton
Should We Force Repeat Overdosers To Get Drug Treatment?
Republicans and Democrats largely agree that addicts need more access to treatment, but clash on how to make that happen.
Dan Vergano
8 Ways Trump's VP Pick Made Indiana An Extreme Anti-Abortion State
While governor of Indiana, VP candidate Mike Pence banned abortions of fetuses with genetic diseases, forced ultrasounds on women, and required funeral homes to bury or cremate fetal remains.
Dan Vergano
Trump Says Late-Term Abortions Allow Doctors To "Rip The Baby Out" Of The Womb
The Republican nominee claimed that late-term abortion allows for abortions up to a day before birth.
Salvador Hernandez
Trump Supporters Fear A "Rigged" Election As Candidate Doubles Down On Claims
"People who died 10 years ago are still voting," Donald Trump told his supporters, claiming voter fraud will play a role in the 2016 election.
Dan Vergano
A Bear That Mauled A Hiker Left Behind Clues In His DNA
When a bear mauls a camper, park rangers round up the usual suspects. DNA tests can now reveal whether a bear is innocent, saving it from being killed.
Dan Vergano
The Feds Want To Be Ready For A Terrorist Chlorine Gas Attack
US health officials have announced tests of the first treatment for deadly chlorine gas. The gas was used as a weapon in the Syrian civil war.
Dan Vergano
DNA Just Tied A Mystery Death In Australia To Thomas Jefferson
An unidentified man found dead on an Australian beach has baffled investigators for decades. A new DNA analysis links the “Somerton Man” to Thomas Jefferson and Native Americans.
Dan Vergano
Congress Is Actually Talking About Building Its Own Jail To Punish Attorneys General For Exxon Probe
On Wednesday, a bizarre meeting of an obscure Congressional committee considered an unprecedented move: jailing the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts over a subpoena dispute.
Dan Vergano
The North Dakota Pipeline Fight Is Not Really About Environmental Risks
The Dakota Access pipeline fight has permanently changed the rules for environmental disputes in the American West, say environmental experts. It’s no longer just about environmental risk, but about environmental justice.
Dan Vergano
Federal Funding For Zika Fight Is Again Stymied By Senate
A US Senate vote on Tuesday knifed a $1.1 billion funding bill to help federal health agencies fight the spread of the Zika virus.
Dan Vergano
FDA Calls For Zika Testing Of All Blood Donors
Blood donations nationwide should be tested for the Zika virus, federal health officials said on Friday, spurred by outbreaks in Florida and Puerto Rico.
Dan Vergano
There’s Been An “Unprecedented” Wave Of Deaths From Drug That Killed Prince, Feds Say
Heroin and counterfeit pain pills laced with fentanyl are causing an epidemic of overdoses nationwide, say federal health officials.
Dan Vergano
