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Senior Trump administration figures are planning to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia next week, officials on both sides said Thursday, as Ukraine scrambles to repair its tattered …
Ukraine and U.S. to give diplomacy another try after White House debacle Read More
President Donald Trump mentioned the transgender community half a dozen times throughout his address to Congress on Tuesday, though trans people make up an estimated 1% of the U.S. population. …
Fact-checking Trump’s anti-transgender comments in his address to Congress Read More
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, whose opposition to Covid lockdowns made him a polarizing figure during the pandemic, is set to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to lead the National …
Who is Dr. Jay Bhattacharya? Trump’s pick to lead the NIH faces Senate confirmation hearing Read More
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking enforcement of the Trump administration’s executive order threatening federal funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for anyone under 19. U.S. …
Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for youth Read More
A FedEx cargo plane traveling from Newark to Indianapolis struck a bird during takeoff Saturday morning, according to officials. FedEx Flight 3609 struck the bird while departing, damaging one of …
FedEx flight catches fire after colliding with bird during takeoff from Newark airport Read MoreA Delta flight that had just taken off from Boston Logan International Airport had to quickly return after a “smoky odor” was detected in the cabin shortly after takeoff, the …
Delta flight returns to Boston due to ‘smoky odor’ detected in cabin after Takeoff Read More
The U.S. is in the midst of its first “high severity” flu season in seven years. Since October, there have been at least 37 million infections, 480,000 hospitalizations and 21,000 …
Why is the flu so bad this year? Read More
News that President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would for the first time designate an official language for the country — English — has stirred concerns among Puerto Rican …
Puerto Ricans worry over new Trump order designating English as U.S. official Language Read More
A Nebraska father who has been struggling to get a Social Security number and a valid birth certificate for his toddler finally got a reprieve Wednesday. Jason Kilburn’s 2-year-old, Caroline, has been …
Nebraska girl listed in state records as ‘Unakite Thirteen Hotel’ finally gets a Social Security Number Read More
A new NASA space observatory is scheduled to launch into orbit Thursday on a lofty mission to map more than 450 million galaxies. The SPHEREx mission (short for Spectro-Photometer for …
NASA space observatory poised to launch on a mission to map 450 million galaxies Read More