OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL
The FDA is weighing a possible rule change that would make birth control pills available without a prescription from a doctor for the very first time. This comes as manufacturer HRA Pharma seeks approval for its over the counter drug Opill. In a document released last Friday, however, FDA officials raised concerns about patients with a history of breast cancer who should not take the drug and those who reported taking it improperly. The agency is expected to make a decision by this summer.
BAD CYBER HABITS
A new report from cyber threat intelligence firm SpyCloud found unsafe internet habits from employees of Fortune 1000 companies. The report identified 2 billion "cookies" — the saved data in your browser that helps keep track of your online activity — on the dark web. It also found that 62 percent of employees who had been exposed used the same passwords after getting hacked. Finally, the report found that telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon were uniquely vulnerable to hacking, data breaches, and leaked passwords.
Friday is set to be one of the busiest days of the holiday travel season.
New reports suggest Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza is one of the deadliest and most expansive in history.
The Powerball jackpot is climbing to an estimated $620 million ahead of Saturday night's drawing.
Hamas says it will not negotiate for the release of any additional hostages until Israel's operation in Gaza ends.
A fatal news helicopter crash in New Jersey has left two people dead.
Israel reportedly delivered an offer with possible terms for a second week-long ceasefire.
Shipping companies are diverting billions of dollars in cargo from the Red Sea after Houthi rebels based in Yemen attacked multiple ships.
A New York judge has ordered that court documents related to a lawsuit from one of the accusers in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case be unsealed.
About 126 people have been killed in a massive earthquake in the northwest region of China.
Indigenous students from any of Wisconsin's 11 tribes will be able to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison for free beginning next fall, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced Monday.
