Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist recently appointed as chair of a highly influential federal vaccine committee, questioned the need for immunizing against illnesses like polio in a podcast interview released Thursday. He argued that public health is not the "first order" of his group. Last month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
With dangerously-cold arctic air already settling over a large swath of the U.S. Friday, at least 177 million people are under watches or warnings for ice and snow.
The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two “narco-terrorists,” but one person survived the operation. The vessel, operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in “narco-trafficking operations,” according to the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). ...
A threatening letter allegedly sent to the California GOP reportedly calls for violence against ICE agents, including detailed bomb-making instructions.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced New York's pre-K and 3-K enrollment is open to all children regardless of immigration status, with ICE agents denied school access without warrants.
California is suing the Trump administration over a pipeline restart tied to the 2015 Refugio oil spill that dumped 100,000-plus gallons into state waters.
Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Jr., brother of Trump-pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar, was indicted. The DOJ alleges he used staff, resources and funds for a COVID cleaning business.