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You Wanted It, You Got It: Confirmation Palooza Hits Capitol Hill
You Wanted It, You Got It: Confirmation Palooza Hits Capitol Hill
You Wanted It, You Got It: Confirmation Palooza Hits Capitol Hill
2025-01-13 21:49:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has moved so fast in picking high-profile Cabinet nominees and filling other key positions that it’s sometimes easy to forget that no one has had a Senate confirmation hearing yet. That ends bright and early... Read More

Aging
What You Can Do to Lower Your Risk of Dementia
What You Can Do to Lower Your Risk of Dementia

WASHINGTON (AP) — About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than previously thought:... Read More

Study Finds Vitamin D During Pregnancy Strengthens Bones During Childhood

WASHINGTON — Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin yet vitamin D deficiencies are common, especially for people who live in... Read More

2025-01-13 14:16:06
Justices Seem Inclined to Uphold Law That Could Shut Down TikTok

WASHINGTON — Over the course of more than two hours of oral arguments, a majority of Supreme Court justices appeared... Read More

2025-01-10 20:45:47
Will Elon Musk Champion Immigrant Founders or Turn Them Away?

It’s abundantly clear that Elon Musk has captured the attention of the president-elect. What remains unclear is whether he will... Read More

2025-01-10 20:17:11

Supreme Court

2025-01-10 19:11:22
by Tom Ramstack
Justice Alito Refused to Recuse After Phone Call With Trump

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing went through as scheduled Friday but the controversy it created with a Supreme... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing went through as scheduled Friday but the controversy it created with a Supreme Court justice continues. Trump was sentenced to “unconditional discharge” by a New York judge after conviction on charges of falsifying... Read More

Health

2025-01-10 19:09:30
by Dan McCue
White House Urges Trump to Continue ‘Havana Syndrome’ Research 

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday urged the incoming Trump administration to continue research into the so-called “Havana syndrome,”... Read More

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday urged the incoming Trump administration to continue research into the so-called “Havana syndrome,” a series of anomalous health incidents experienced by government employees that so far have no known root cause. The investigation... Read More

Congress

2025-01-10 15:16:10
by Dan McCue
Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces Bill to Rename Gulf of Mexico

WASHINGTON — Just days after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico... Read More

WASHINGTON — Just days after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., introduced a measure that would do just that. “The American... Read More

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2025-01-10 13:47:00
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Earth Records Hottest Year Ever in 2024 and the Jump Was So Big It Breached a Key Threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate... Read More

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and kept pushing even higher.... Read More

2025-01-13 15:41:38
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Los Angeles Wildfire Deaths Rise to 24 as More Fierce Winds Forecast

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters prepared for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames. The relative... Read More

2025-01-09 21:44:50
by Tom Ramstack
Justice Dept. Sues Major Landlords That Use Software for Setting Rents

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department added six of the nation’s biggest landlords to a lawsuit Tuesday that accuses them of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department added six of the nation’s biggest landlords to a lawsuit Tuesday that accuses them of price-fixing to set rent rates. All of them use a computer program called RealPage that sets rents based on algorithms... Read More

2025-01-13 18:33:16
by Dan McCue
Bill Seeks to Give Citizens Right to Sue Oil and Gas Over Climate Woes

ALBANY — New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie has reintroduced legislation that would make New York State the first in... Read More

ALBANY — New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie has reintroduced legislation that would make New York State the first in the country to allow its residents to sue oil and gas firms over damage caused by climate change. The Brooklyn... Read More

2025-01-13 16:04:49
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J&J Buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6B Deal, Delving Further Into Central Nervous System Disorders

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to delve further into the treatment of central nervous system disorders... Read More

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to delve further into the treatment of central nervous system disorders by purchasing Intra-Cellular Therapies. The health care giant said Monday that it will pay $132 in cash for each share... Read More

2025-01-08 22:05:55
by Tom Ramstack
Meta Faces Legal Challenges as It Ends Fact-Checking Program

WASHINGTON — Social media giant Meta appears to be headed into a legal quagmire after its chief executive officer announced... Read More

WASHINGTON — Social media giant Meta appears to be headed into a legal quagmire after its chief executive officer announced Tuesday his company would cease fact-checking and censorship of controversial material in user posts on Facebook and Instagram. Meta Chief... Read More

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