Dr. Vinay Prasad, a polarizing figure at the Food and Drug Administration who oversaw vaccines, is leaving the agency at the end of April, according to a Health and Human Services spokesperson. As the agency’s chief science and medical officer, Prasad had broad power over vaccines. He made several controversial...
Californians Despair About High Cost of Living. This Housing Can Help
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When the Public Policy Institute of California released a new poll late last month, media coverage mainly focused on how the 11 candidates for governor were faring with voters. However, the poll tested several other issues, one being...
Ready to Spring Forward? Here’s When Daylight Saving Time Begins
Most of the United States will lose an hour of sleep this weekend as Daylight Saving Time returns, with clocks set to spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday. The time change will shift an hour of daylight from morning to evening, extending daylight through the spring and summer months until...
Bulletproof Vests and Rolex Watches: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem
The display of a Rolex at a notorious prison in El Salvador. A self-promotional advertising campaign for mass deportations. The lingering story of the killing of her dog. Kristi Noem never appeared able — or particularly keen — to step out of the spotlight during her time leading the Department...
Israel Warns Lebanon of ‘Heavy Price’ as Bombardment Pounds Beirut Suburbs
Israel warned Lebanon of a "very heavy price" if it did not rein in Iran-backed Hezbollah on Saturday, as it pounded the group's strongholds around the country with air strikes and mounted a deadly airborne raid in the east. Lebanon was dragged into the wider Middle East war on Monday...
Thousands of Americans Evacuated From Middle East on Charter Flights, State Department Says
The United States has completed over a dozen charter flights and evacuated thousands of Americans from the Middle East since last week, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday. The Trump administration has faced criticism over its planning and initial assistance to U.S. citizens trying to leave the region since...
Iran Apologizes to Gulf but War Still Rages Across Region
Israel and Iran traded attacks as the Middle East war entered a second week on Saturday, while Tehran made an unusual apology to neighboring states for its "actions", apparently seeking to calm regional anger at Iranian strikes on Gulf civilian targets. “I personally apologies to neighboring countries that were affected...
US Suspects China in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network, WSJ Reports
U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government are responsible for a cyber intrusion on an internal Federal Bureau of Investigation computer network that holds information related to some domestic surveillance orders, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The scope and severity of the intrusion are not known,...
US Conducts Lethal Operations in Ecuador, Military Says
The U.S. military said on Friday that it carried out lethal kinetic operations in Ecuador with the support of the country's forces. "At the request of Ecuador, the Department of War executed targeted action to advance our shared objective of dismantling narco-terrorist networks," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell wrote on X....
Counties Say Newsom’s CARE Court Solutions Don’t Address Key Problems
Following media reports about the struggles of what was supposed to be California's landmark response to severe mental health issues, called CARE Courts, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a list of 10 counties falling behind on the program, including Fresno County. "Through CARE Court, we have seen inspirational stories of recovery...