US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract to a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa that is raising ethical concerns. The unusual contract was awarded
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and
US senator from Wyoming won’t seek reelection in 2026 in Republican stronghold
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — First-term U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming announced Friday that she won’t seek reelection in 2026, but she said she’s committed to retaining Republic control of the Senate. Lummis said her stamina “doesn’t
NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa’s trip around the world
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won’t show up if they’re not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Nick will be able
Chicago boosts transit police presence after renewed federal funding cut threat over crime
The Chicago Transit Authority bolstered security on the public transport system Friday, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration repeated its threat to withhold $50 million in federal funding if it didn’t deliver a more aggressive crime-cutting
Church court acquits a bishop from a small Anglican denomination embroiled in scandal
Even as the top leader of the Anglican Church in North America faces a church trial for alleged sexual misconduct, a church court has acquitted another bishop of charges of failing to carry out his duties. The
Four died in ICE custody this week as 2025 deaths reach 20-year high
By Ted Hesson and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Four immigrants died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the past week, according to the agency, as deaths in 2025 reached a two-decade high.
Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s only private electric utility plans to increase power capacity by 50% after state regulators on Friday agreed 5-0 that the plan is needed to meet projected demand from data centers. It would be
Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is located
Pope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, currently pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in the Queens borough of New York City, as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida. The diocese is home
Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado
The National Weather Service on Friday issued a rare warning for part of Colorado’s Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions boosted the threat of wildfire across several counties, while flood warnings were issued in