Measles cases rise to 279 in Texas, state health department says
The Texas health department reported 279 measles cases in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 cases from its previous count. Cases in Gaines county, the center of the outbreak, rose to 191 from 174, the Texas Department of…
Trump to release 80,000 pages on JFK assassination
WASHINGTON-President Donald Trump plans to release about 80,000 pages of material related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, seeking to honor his campaign promise to provide more transparency about the shock event in Texas. “It’s…
Doctor deported to Lebanon had photos ‘sympathetic’ to Hezbollah on phone, US says
BOSTON- U.S. authorities on Monday said they deported a Rhode Island doctor to Lebanon last week after discovering “sympathetic photos and videos” of the former longtime leader of Hezbollah and militants in her cell phone’s deleted items folder. Dr. Rasha…
Large area of US under tornado watch, at least 34 people dead
Portions of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania were under a new tornado watch issued on Sunday by the National Weather Service, as the death toll from storms rose to at least 34 people in six states since Friday. The storms…
Tornadoes strike US South, killing 10 people amid rising risk
ATLANTA-At least 10 people were killed in Missouri as a series of tornadoes hit the U.S. Midwest and Southeast overnight, raking a path of destruction that was still being assessed early on Saturday, police said. Twenty-six tornadoes were reported but…
Trump poised to launch new round of layoffs despite setbacks in court
WASHINGTON-President Donald Trump’s administration gave no sign on Friday of diverting from its plan for a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across the U.S. government after two federal court rulings ordered the reinstatement of thousands of workers….
US FDA’s top lawyer Hilary Perkins resigns two days into role
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s chief counsel, Hilary Perkins, has resigned, the federal agency said in a post on social media platform X on Thursday, just two days after her appointment was announced. In a post on LinkedIn, Perkins…
US court allows Trump to enforce ban on DEI programs, for now
A U.S. appeals court on Friday said the Trump administration could temporarily implement a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses with government contracts, which had been blocked by a judge. The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th…