US to end health aid to Zimbabwe after funding talks collapse

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States has said it will wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations collapsed on a U.S.-proposed funding deal that the African nation rejected in part over a requirement to share
U.S. Surgeon General nominee Means says she backs vaccines, with parental conversations

NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general and an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said before the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that
Appeals court overturns finding that BNSF Railway contributed to 2 asbestos deaths in a Montana town

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure. Following
NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA moved its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar Wednesday for more repairs. The slow-motion trek at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center was expected to take all
The Latest: Iran pushes back against Trump ahead of Geneva talks

Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks “big lies” to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through “honorable
Small, approachable actions are the key to a nonprofit push for greater civic engagement among Gen Z

NEW YORK (AP) — A well-connected, privately-funded initiative sees small, low-barrier acts of community outreach as the key to fostering civic engagement among young people. The nonprofit C&S — previously known as the Institute for Citizens &
Casey Means faces the Senate health committee in a confirmation hearing to be US surgeon general

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur aligned with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement, will appear before the Senate health committee on Wednesday
Trump plans to take his State of the Union message on the road — eventually

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has delivered the State of the Union. Now the challenge for him is to make that message stick. His address on Tuesday was a declaration of pride in the achievements of
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 02.25.26

State of the Union: Rep. Al Green (D-TX) got kicked out of the State of the Union within the first 10 minutes. Al Green Got Ejected From the House Chamber…and Here’s the Sign He Showed Trump (Townhall)
Americans trust vaccines, school mandates, rejecting Trump agenda, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

By Leah Douglas and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A bipartisan majority of Americans believe vaccines are safe and that children should receive them to attend school, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, illustrating the