Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombing in Manchester

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Manchester which took place last night. City police officials believe the attacker was Salman Abedi, although the local coroner hasn’t yet been able to confirm an identity. Law enforcement has moved quickly in pursuing any of Abedi’s potential accomplices, staging raids on two separate residences



Is Affordable Insurance Sustainable?

In an unpredictable and changing world, disasters are bound to happen. As Congress considers affordable insurance, cascading predicaments may make it a practical impossibility. It depends upon our priorities – and each other.




University of Iowa Pays $6.5 Million to Settle Sexual Discrimination Lawsuits

The University of Iowa announced on Friday it would pay $6.5 million to settle sexual discrimination lawsuits brought against it by two former employees. Iowa’s longtime senior associate athletic director, Jane Meyer, and her partner, women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum, filed the suits following Griesbaum’s firing in 2014. Both women cited Griesbaum’s controversial termination




Ron Jonhson Asks FDA’s Gottlieb to Reconsider E-Cigarette Regulations

Republican Senator Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, is petitioning newly-crowned Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to reconsider Obama-era rules for the manufacturers of e-cigarettes. “The rules threaten an emerging industry as well as former smokers who have switched to vaping,” said Johnson, who is also the chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs