A Louisiana patient hospitalized in critical condition with severe bird flu has died, the state health department said Monday, marking the first U.S. death due to the virus. The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a...
The New York judge who oversaw President-elect Trump’s criminal trial this spring declined his request to pause Friday’s sentencing, setting up a last-minute appellate battle as he seeks to stave off the proceeding. Trump could still attempt to have an appeals court step in as his attorneys argue Judge Juan Merchan was wrong to reject...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said Monday that there is “no indication” other federal agencies were impacted by the recent breach at the Treasury Department. The Treasury Department revealed last week that Chinese state-sponsored actors had hacked into the agency’s workstations in early December and accessed unclassified documents. The hackers obtained a...
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more clinical data to show the devices accurately work across a range of skin tones. The long-awaited guidance released Monday comes in response to mounting evidence that the devices, which are used to quickly estimate a person’s blood...
Fast food giant McDonald’s has become the latest company to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision ending affirmative action in college admissions. McDonald’s announced Monday it will retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels, The Associated Press reported. The company also plans to disband...
New York Judge Juan Merchan denied President-elect Trump's request to delay sentencing in the New York case that found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.