CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency urged the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to ...
What Black Friday’s history tells us about holiday shopping in 2024
The holiday shopping season is about to reach full speed with Black Friday, which kicks off the post-Thanksgiving retail rush ...
New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants
People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV under a new rule ...
How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was ...
Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. What to know about the risks
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow wider ...
Ransomware attack on software supplier disrupts operations for Starbucks and other retailers
A ransomware attack that hit a major software provider last week caused disruptions for a handful of companies over recent days, from Starbucks to U.K. grocery giant Morrisons.
US consumer confidence ticks higher on better outlook for hiring
Americans’ outlook on the economy improved modestly in November, lifted by expectations for lower inflation and more hiring.
After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday reached a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal ...
A fugitive wanted in the US for a pair of bombings is arrested in the UK after 20 years on the run
A suspected animal rights extremist wanted in the U.S. for bombings in the San Francisco area was arrested in Britain after ...
Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday that allows a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member to play in this ...
Biden’s public lands director named to lead environmental group
A senior official in President Joe Biden’s administration who oversaw its contentious efforts to address climate change by ...
Harris’ campaign leaders say there was a ‘price to be paid’ for shortened campaign against Trump
The leaders of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign insist they simply didn’t have enough time to execute a winning strategy ...