Nation and World
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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
Jul 02, 2025 8:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disrega...
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New CIA report criticizes investigation into Russia’s support for Trump in 2016
Jul 02, 2025 8:05 pm - WASHINGTON — A declassified CIA memo released Wednesday challenges the work intelligence agencies did to conclude that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election...
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Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘left-wing agenda,’ Trump administration says
Jul 02, 2025 7:50 pm - The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants earmarked for immigrants’ children and low-income students to help fund “a radic...
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How Trump’s media war brought Paramount to its knees
Jul 02, 2025 7:40 pm - The breaking point came on a Saturday night in the middle of May. CBS President George Cheeks called news division chief Wendy McMahon with a suggestion: “It’s probably t...
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Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appeal
Jul 02, 2025 7:35 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Wednesday that an order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border was unlawful, throwing into doubt one ...
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Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies as the US halts some shipments
Jul 02, 2025 4:22 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is forging ahead with early plans for joint weapons production with some international allies, top officials said, while warning Wednesday of pote...
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US stocks hit another record as Tesla and Nike rally
Jul 02, 2025 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks ticked higher on Wednesday to hit another all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and set a record for the third time in four days. The Dow Jones Indu...
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Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murder in stabbings of 4 Idaho students to avoid death penalty
Jul 02, 2025 1:19 pm - Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022 that stunned and terrified the campus and set off a nationwide search, which ended weeks later when he was arrested in Pennsylvania.
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What the GOP’s tax bill means for your health care
Jul 02, 2025 10:28 am - If you’re among the 78 million people on Medicaid or the 24 million with a health plan from the insurance marketplaces, changes to how you qualify for and enroll in coverage — and what medical providers are available to you — could be on the way.
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Del Monte, the 139-year-old canned fruits and vegetables company, seeks bankruptcy protection
Jul 02, 2025 10:13 am - Del Monte Foods, the 139-year-old company best known for its canned fruits and vegetables, is filing for bankruptcy protection as U.S. consumers increasingly bypass its p...