Takeaways from AP's report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more

Takeaways from AP's report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance.

Sunday, April 13th 2025, 9:31 AM EDT
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US

Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance.

Sunday, April 13th 2025, 9:31 AM EDT
Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon Valley

Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon Valley

Many of Silicon Valley's most prominent tech leaders have embraced President Donald Trump in his second term.

Sunday, April 13th 2025, 8:41 AM EDT
Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride

Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride

President Donald Trump likes keeping people on edge waiting for his next move, and that's been clear when it comes to his tariffs.

Sunday, April 13th 2025, 8:41 AM EDT
What we know about the New York City helicopter crash that killed 6 people

What we know about the New York City helicopter crash that killed 6 people

Six people were killed when a sightseeing helicopter broke apart and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey.

Friday, April 11th 2025, 2:30 PM EDT
A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why

A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his fighter plane into the American vessel.

Friday, April 11th 2025, 12:29 AM EDT
Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

Relatives say an autistic and nonverbal teenage boy who was shot by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while holding a knife has died.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 4:10 PM EDT
Take a trip to Ohio to learn about William McKinley, Trump's much-admired Gilded Age president

Take a trip to Ohio to learn about William McKinley, Trump's much-admired Gilded Age president

If there’s one place where interest in William McKinley has remained unwavering, it's in the 25th president's native northeast Ohio.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
US won't say whether it's facilitating return of mistakenly deported man, despite judge's order

US won't say whether it's facilitating return of mistakenly deported man, despite judge's order

The Trump administration has confirmed to a federal judge that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remained confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 6:00 PM EDT
Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service

Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service

Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 3:50 PM EDT
Kansas man who was falsely accused of being a shooter after Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win has died

Kansas man who was falsely accused of being a shooter after Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win has died

A Kansas man who was falsely accused of being among the shooters who opened fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory last year has died.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 1:50 PM EDT
Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs want a judge to let prospective jurors at his upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about sex, drugs and violence.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 1:00 PM EDT
Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students

Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students

A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal aid to Maine to comply with requirements under a law aimed at prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 8:40 AM EDT
Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information

Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information

A New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department information.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 11:30 AM EDT
An emboldened anti-abortion faction wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges

An emboldened anti-abortion faction wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges

Many people involved in the abortion debate say a movement of so-called abortion abolitionists who want to punish women for having abortions is widening its influence.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 8:50 AM EDT
Giant rodents cuddle with visitors at the Capybara Cafe in Florida

Giant rodents cuddle with visitors at the Capybara Cafe in Florida

Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 12:20 AM EDT
Deadly crash raises new questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours

Deadly crash raises new questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours

A helicopter crash that killed six in New York City has renewed concerns about the safety of the popular sightseeing excursions.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 12:20 AM EDT
What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys' plan to appeal his deportation ruling

What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys' plan to appeal his deportation ruling

An immigration judge has ruled that a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student who participated in protests against Israel can be deported.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 12:20 AM EDT
RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted

RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted

A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs.

Saturday, April 12th 2025, 12:10 AM EDT
Strict Idaho abortion ban loosened by judge's ruling on medical exemptions

Strict Idaho abortion ban loosened by judge's ruling on medical exemptions

A judge has ruled than an abortion in Idaho is not prohibited if pregnancy complications could cause a woman's death.

Friday, April 11th 2025, 10:40 PM EDT