Bill Owens, the executive producer at CBS’s “60 Minutes” announced his resignation last week after telling staffers in a memo that it has become clear to him that he “would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ‘60 Minutes,’ right for the audience.”
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NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS INHALE UNHEALTHY AIR, REPORT SAYS
A newly released report found that nearly half the American population lives in areas that have poor air quality that can lead to serious health consequences for the population.
RFK JR. AIMS TO REMOVE ARTIFICIAL FOOD DYES IN THE U.S.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, announced last week his plan to phase out food coloring in the U.S. after studies have linked these synthetic dyes to health issues.
RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS PAY ONLY CREDIT CARD MINIMUM, ILLUMINATING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued a report last week that showed distress in the personal credit market, with a record number of account holders just making minimum payments on their credit cards.
IS THE WATER YOU DRINK KILLING YOU? 122 MILLION AMERICANS COULD BE DRINKING CONTAMINATED TAP
Newly released analysis of tap water across the U.S. raises the concern that 6,000 water systems in 49 states had dangerous levels of trihalomethanes, a chemical that is created by the breakdown of cleaning products mixed with organic matter like animal waste.
EXCESSIVE PHONE USE IN CHILDHOOD CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION, IRRITABILITY IN TEEN YEARS: STUDY
Teenagers who spent more time looking at phone screens as children were more likely to suffer from depression and had “significantly higher levels of stress” than teens who were not as fixated on mobile devices when they were younger, a newly released study said.
KENNEDY ANNOUNCES ‘OPERATION STORK SPEED’ TO CLEAN INFANT FORMULA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of Health and Human Services, said Tuesday that he is launching a new initiative to study the supply chain for infant formula in the U.S. to get a better understanding of nutrients inside these products—including increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants.
ALCOHOL COULD BE FACING ‘BIG TOBACCO MOMENT’ AMID GENERATIONAL SHIFT
Americans have put down the bottle amid a movement away from alcohol, as the federal government links alcohol to cigarette-level risks to the public’s health—and as more Americans look to drugs to get their high.
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE U.S. ARE UNHAPPY AND DON’T HAVE FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT, SURVEY SAYS
A newly released survey found that young people in the U.S. are not excited about their future and have little faith in the government.
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SPEND HALF THEIR PAYCHECKS BEFORE CHECKS EVEN CLEAR, HIGHLIGHTING FINANCIAL PRESSURES IN THE U.S.
A newly released survey found that the cost of living in the U.S. is putting increased stress on working Americans—most of whom already mentally ‘spend’ at least half of their paycheck before it even clears in their checking accounts—with 43 percent of responders admitting to spending their paychecks within three days of getting them.