Trump’s Fed pick doubles down on calls to aggressively cut interest rates
Stephen Miran, Donald Trump’s new appointee on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate-setting board, has doubled down on his calls for the central bank to more aggressively cut interest rates. Last week,…
What is the average cost of a Medicare Supplemental plan in 2025?
Average Medigap premiums can vary widely depending on factors like the plan type, as well as your location, age and health. Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images Each year, millions of retired…
How states are stepping in amid confusion on vaccine recommendations
When the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, met last week, confusion filled the room. Members admitted they didn’t know what they were voting on, first rejecting a…
High spirits at San Francisco’s lowrider parade – in pictures
Revellers bring a strong pro-immigration message to the city, whose Lowrider Council was created to resist the racial profiling of young Latino men by police, who had banned cruising on…
Watch: The Sundance Kid’s life in the spotlight
Hollywood icon Robert Redford has died at the age of 89, his publicist has said. The actor was known for his roles in blockbuster movies such as Butch Cassidy and…
FDA warning: This imported cookware could be leaching lead into your food
Check your kitchen cabinets: Some of your cookware may be potentially toxic, according to an update from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Aug. 13 2025, the FDA first…
What to know after Trump classifies decentralized antifa movement as a domestic terror organization
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an order designating a decentralized movement known as antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, though whether he can actually do that remained…
Today’s D Brief: 2nd boat strike; Israel’s Gaza City push; NATO’s Eastern Sentry; Army’s VCs; And a bit more.
Another deadly boat strike President Trump ordered another attack on a boat in international waters, claiming that the strike killed three people who were “positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking…
Natural gas pipeline ruptures in southern Wyoming, sending up huge flame and charring freight train
CHEYENNE, Wyoming — A natural gas pipeline ruptured and burst into flames early Sunday in southern Wyoming, charring a freight train and lighting up the night sky with a glow…
"Nightmare bacteria" cases are rising in the U.S., researchers say
Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. Bacteria that are difficult…
















