HIGHER DRUG COSTS
A study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA found that one in five adults over 65 skipped or delayed medication in 2022 because of costs. Back in 2016, only one in seven seniors had the same issue, marking a sharp increase in the past 6 years. The study cited both high inflation and rising prescription drug costs for the issue and found that even among those who didn't skip medication, 8 percent cut down on necessities like gas or groceries in order to afford it.
TIKTOKERS STRIKE BACK
TikTok creators in Montana are suing the state after it passed a law banning the Chinese-owned video sharing app. The creators are claiming that the law is unconstitutional and an infringement on their free speech rights. The five plaintiffs include podcaster and cosplayer 'Lady Dred Knot' and mountaineer Alice Held, who both have over 200 thousand followers. Iin addition to the creators named in the suit, some of TikTok's biggest names are based in the state, including author Hank Green, who has over 7 million followers.
Police bodycam footage captured a house explosion in upstate New York.
Be Well: Busy Philipps on Connecting With Children
Moderna reported some positive results from its experimental new flu vaccine.
The wife of former Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Emma Coronel Aispuro, is being released from prison on Wednesday.
Infowars host Owen Shroyer was sentenced to two months in prison for his involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot.
Former NFL player Mike Williams passed away at the age of 36.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, including the latest on Hurricane Lee.
An escaped Pennsylvania murderer was captured Wednesday after eluding hundreds of searchers for two weeks by hiding out in wooded areas, breaking into suburban homes for food, fleeing under gunfire with a rifle pilfered from a garage, stealing a vehicle and changing his appearance, authorities said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia’s “sacred fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Rescue efforts continue in Morocco, days after the region's biggest earthquake in over a century.
