US CDC says claims that vaccines do not cause autism are not evidence-based
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its website on Wednesday to say that claims about vaccines not causing autism are not “evidence-based.” Vaccine skeptic and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Americans like democracy, but don’t believe it or US institutions are working well, poll finds
About half of U.S. adults believe democracy is functioning “very” or “moderately” poorly in the United States, while only around one-quarter think it’s doing “very” or “moderately” well, according to a new poll, marking a sharp decline
Takeaways from AP report on how Border Patrol monitors US drivers for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. Here are Takeaways from the AP’s
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. The predictive intelligence program has resulted
PHOTO ESSAY: A ‘year of unraveling’ when a man’s immune system hijacked his brain
Sometimes, the immune system runs amok and attacks the organ that makes us “us” — the brain. It’s called autoimmune encephalitis but one California man dubbed it his “year of unraveling.” Christy Morrill went for a bike
US economy likely added jobs at a moderate pace in September
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job growth likely picked up moderately in September, while the unemployment rate held steady near a four-year high of 4.3%, consistent with sluggish labor market conditions that economists and policymakers have
Larry Summers leaving positions at Harvard and OpenAI after Epstein emails
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is stepping down from a teaching post at Harvard University and as a director of one of its business and government schools, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, after Congress
Florida congresswoman charged with stealing COVID funds
(Reuters) -A federal grand jury in Florida has indicted U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on charges of stealing federal COVID-19 relief funds and directing the money to her 2021 congressional campaign, the U.S. Justice Department said. Representatives for
US Congress seeks testimony from Australia’s internet regulator
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -A U.S. congressional committee called on Australia’s internet regulator to testify about the country’s laws governing the internet, calling her a “noted zealot for global takedowns” who “threatens speech of American citizens.”
Trump says he and Mamdani will meet Friday in Washington, setting up clash of political opposites
President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that the long-awaited meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would happen in Washington later this week, setting up an in-person clash between the political polar opposites who for months