Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises...
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday released a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to...
View ArticleFDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal...
View ArticleHealth insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical...
By Michelle Andrews, KFF Health News When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right...
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Biden promised to turn the page on Trump. Now he’s being replaced by him
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden promised nothing short of a national exorcism when he took office. He wanted to “restore the soul” of the country and...
View ArticleWatch: Pam Bondi Attorney General confirmation hearing
Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and corporate lobbyist, would be one of the most closely scrutinized members of Trump's Cabinet if she's confirmed to lead the department that prosecuted...
View ArticleWatch: Marco Rubio Secretary of State confirmation hearing
Marco Rubio's confirmation hearing begins a new chapter in the political career of the 53-year-old Florida Republican, whose relationship with Trump has evolved over the last decade. Once rivals...
View ArticleWatch: John Ratcliffe CIA Director confirmation hearing
John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America’s premier spy agency He is a former federal...
View ArticleFDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
By JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer...
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Bondi says she won’t play politics as attorney general, doesn’t rule out...
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday...
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Hope and dread as Israelis and Palestinians await a Gaza truce that may not...
By MELANIE LIDMAN, SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA, Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — With a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas tantalizingly close, families of hostages in the Gaza Strip are...
View ArticleFirefighters need better weather to fight California’s flames. When will they...
By DANA BELTAJI and ISABELLA O'MALLEY, Associated Press Fire danger remains high in parts of Los Angeles that have been ablaze for days, but there is hope that better weather over the weekend will give...
View ArticleOfficials tout a Gaza ceasefire deal and plan to free hostages. Israel says...
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced Wednesday,...
View ArticleMarco Rubio warns China is America’s ‘biggest threat,’ affirms value of NATO...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday painted a dark vision of the consequences of America's “unbalanced relationship” with China,...
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John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators the agency is ‘not where...
By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that the nation's premier spy agency...
View ArticleAustin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems...
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ‘s failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate...
View ArticleAAPI adults prioritize immigration, but split on mass deportations: poll
By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration is an issue that many Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders want the government to focus on this year, but they are...
View ArticleThe long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By TERRY TANG The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as...
View ArticleTrump’s immigration plans could imperil long-term care workforce
By Jessie Hellmann, CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s vowed crackdown on immigration could strain an already struggling elder care workforce that relies on foreign-born workers...
View ArticleUS recovers $31 million in Social Security payments to dead people
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in Social Security payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday...
View ArticleSupreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could...
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