A new survey shows parents still overwhelmingly support vaccine mandates for measles and polio, as Florida moves to remove immunization requirements for school-aged children and other states consider changes to their laws. A Washington Post-KFF poll found that 81 percent of parents support requirements for measles and polio, while 18 percent do not. One percent...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump pushes Europe to avoid Russia's oil President Trump joined a call Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and world leaders during which he urged Europe to stop purchasing Russian oil as a way to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine. © Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron and Zelensky met in...

After Wednesday night’s drawing yielded no major winners, the Powerball jackpot ticked up another $300 million to a staggering $1.7 billion. That marks the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history, behind only the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot win in November 2022 and the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot win in October 2023. This Saturday will be the...

The U.S. and Mexico late Wednesday agreed to increase cooperation in the fight against illegal drugs, including working together to dismantle cartels and "address" illegal immigration on both sides of the border. “The aim is to work together to dismantle transnational organized crime through enhanced cooperation between our respective national security and law enforcement institutions,...

China is investing more than $140 billion in its race to dominate the semiconductor industry, aiming to close the gap with giants like TSMC and Intel. On paper, it’s an ambitious leap toward technological self-sufficiency. In reality, though, it is a race held back by something far more corrosive than American export controls or geopolitics. It’s...

A transgender college student challenging Idaho’s 2020 ban on trans athletes notified the Supreme Court this week that she would drop her case, citing personal and academic challenges and intensifying “negative public scrutiny” tied to her involvement in it.  Attorneys for Lindsay Hecox told the high court on Tuesday that the Boise State University senior was withdrawing...

Minneapolis City Councilman Jeremiah Ellison is facing criticism for keeping his $110,000 salary while accepting a full-time paid Harvard fellowship.

Court documents reveal the FBI seized multiple devices and Trump-related documents from former national security adviser John Bolton's home last month.

Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat, indicated that he supports the use of lethal military force to combat drug trafficking in to the country.

Democratic governors Newsom, Kotek and Ferguson create health partnership following mass CDC staff dismissals and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine policy shifts.