Why It Took So Long for the FDA to Tackle a Cold Medicine
Dr. Leslie Hendeles began prodding the Food and Drug Administration to reject a decongestant in cold medicines when he had a mop of curly red hair and Bill Clinton had…
Pennsylvania Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante Joins Long History of Notable Manhunts
For more than a week, Danelo Cavalcante, a Brazilian national who was convicted of murder in suburban Philadelphia and then escaped from prison, has eluded an intense manhunt that has…
A Long Walk on Prince Edward Island
Never underestimate the difficulty of a flat trail over a great distance. After my first five-hour day following the Island Walk, a new 435-mile trail that rings Prince Edward Island,…
Meeting Opens Under Long Shadow of Ukraine War
Sept. 9, 2023, 1:40 a.m. ET Sept. 9, 2023, 1:40 a.m. ET An African Union meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, in July.Credit…Daniel Irungu/EPA, via Shutterstock They used to be called “third…
How China’s Long Arm Nabbed the Dissident Lawyer Lu Siwei
As a lawyer in China, Lu Siwei belonged to a rare and increasingly besieged group willing to take on sensitive cases to defend rights activists and political pariahs. To stop…