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CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy
NEW YORK | The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public how to use it has made no recommendation on it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s inaction on the mFlusiva vaccine marks […]
Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ad campaign grows with new spot, wider reach
The Trump administration on Friday appeared to ramp up its use of U.S. government-funded political advertisements promoting President Donald Trump, airing its second TV ad in three days while expanding its spending on the first to at least $443,000. The White House maintains the ads are “public service announcements” like those used by past presidents, […]
AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosure
In what appears at first to be a typical campaign advertisement, two people introduce themselves as Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul while strolling through a park on a beautiful sunny day. But as the 43-second video continues, Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, and Hochul, the governor of New York State, have a conversation […]
Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. Trump’s Office of Management and Budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.” Most […]
Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political’
WASHINGTON | Long before he was the top official at the U.S. Postal Service, David Steiner was a corporate executive surfing mid-oughts television when he came across Donald Trump on “The Apprentice.” He was unimpressed. “If that is leadership, if that’s what we’re telling people that our culture and our media portrays as leadership, we’re […]
Pope blasts assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures
LOURDES, France | Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with miraculous healings. On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate […]
Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
BOSTON | Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and bringing […]
Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control
BUNIA, Congo | The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Congo has surged past 8,000, as the country runs out of health workers to contain the deadly disease. Congo announced an outbreak on May 15, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no known treatment or vaccine, and has struggled to contain […]
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
NEW YORK | The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Fuel economy requirements […]
US and China release reciprocal $30 billion product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
HONG KONG | The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade. The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Donald Trump in Washington in his first state visit to the […]