Year: 2025

The Trump administration’s decision to terminate hundreds of millions of dollars to develop mRNA vaccines and treatments imperils the country’s ability to fight future pandemics and is built on false or misleading claims about the technology, public health experts said. But research into H5N1 mRNA vaccines were among nearly two […]

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.Kennedy Jr.announced Tuesday a crackdown on mRNA vaccine technology and research to develop it, following months of pressure from anti-vaccine activists. The contracts will either be canceled or altered, according to HHS, including projects focused on creating an H5N1 bird flu vaccine and developing […]

The U.S.job market, already showing the strain from global trade tensions , is showing early signs of another critical issue facing workers today: artificial intelligence. In July alone, rising adoption of generative AI technology by private employers accounted for more than 10,000 job cuts, according to a report released this […]

China is no longer building nuclear weapons solely for deterrence — it’s using them to fuel its ambitions as a dominant power in Asia, seeking to intimidate U.S.allies and undermine American influence across the region, according to a new report. The Hudson Institute warns that by the mid-2030s, China is […]

Booming tech stocks lifted the fortunes of eight of the world’s top 10 wealthiest.Nvidia’s Jensen Huang hit a high mark. Last update: August 1, 2025, 12 A.M.EDT In a month where the biggest tech companies led U.S.stock market indices to successive new highs, the CEO of sizzling AI chip firm […]

Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is once again raising eyebrows, this time over a resurfaced clip in which he says, ” Israel is not a place , it is not a country.”Mamdani, who as the Democratic nominee is considered the frontrunner for mayor of the city with […]

A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America’s neediest people has been hobbled by the Trump administration’s staffing purges. The cuts are “just a little astonishing,” said Carole Johnson, who previously led the Health […]

President Donald Trump was elected on a promise to secure the border and deport illegal aliens.On day one, he declared a national emergency, rescinded Biden-era catch-and-release policies, and restored a clear legal standard of entry. The result? In June, illegal crossings hit a record low for the second consecutive month.And […]

The Trump Administration announced a new initiative on Wednesday designed to allow Americans to share their medical records across a host of apps and programs managed by private tech companies—a move that proponents says will facilitate easier access to those records across the country’s fragmented health care system, but that […]

President Donald Trump is expected to announce an initiative at the White House on Wednesday to ease Americans’ access to medical records, tapping the help of technology and health care companies.The White House has advertised an afternoon speech in the East Room on “Making Health Technology Great Again.” Trump, who […]