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.
This News 12 investigation explores how to avoid heat exhaustion and stroke, as the world experiences record high temperatures.
Video showed a six-year-old boy falling from a zipline in Mexico. Reports said he survived.
Bodycam footage showed a police officer racing into a barn to save some cows from a fire in Wisconsin.
Calls are growing for an investigation into Prime energy drink, the product backed by YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI, over its high caffeine content.
Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg talks about his new movie Gratitude Revealed.
The Home Edit partners with Taylor Morrison for some extreme home makeovers.
A lymphatic drainage massage, which is different from a muscular massage, offers a number of health benefits, from improving your skin tone to boosting your immune system.
Resistance bands are getting more popular as a workout tool. Here's a look at how these flexible bands can help people gain lean muscle without lifting too much.
Two were killed and five were hurt at a weekend shooting during a party in Amarillo, Texas while nine were injured in a mass shooting in Cleveland. Meanwhile, two were killed and two were hurt in a shooting in Baltimore.
One person was killed and at least 15 were injured when an SUV hit a bus head-on in Chicago.
