A series of setbacks with Republicans in Congress, the courts and drawn-out negotiations with Iran -- plus a rare loss for a candidate he backed in a Republican primary -- has plagued a president who was already struggling in polls five months from the November midterm elections. read more
Access to higher education varies widely across the US. Some states and cities have an abundance of prestigious schools and universities, while others rely on a smaller number of large public institutions to educate their populations. The importance given to a college degree also varies by state, region, and individual career path.
As the war in Iran has stymied traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, demand for oil has fallen, and industry watchers and oil executives have started to fret about "demand destruction." The decades-old term refers to the sustained loss of demand for a commodity caused by high prices.
"If the C.E.O. lacked deep expertise in the company's business and the leaders of its most important divisions were missing, investors would revolt. Here, the stakes are much higher. The mission is protecting the health and safety of the American people, and we're confronting serious disease threats without permanent leadership in some of our most important public health agencies." -- Michael T. Osterholm, an infectious disease expert who has advised health secretaries of both parties read more
Scientists have successfully tested an AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine in humans for the first time, finding it to be safe and well tolerated. read more
A clip from President Donald Trump's Friday agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, spread quickly online, with critics saying it showed the president struggling to recall the name of the Washington Monument. ... Hemant Mehta, a former Jeopardy! champion and YouTuber, wrote on X, "He's on the verge of not being able to name the son who's named after him." read more
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that applications are now open for the City's first 2-K seats. ... "This fall, 2,000 NYC families will have access to free 2-K seats, and next year that number will grow to 12,000 families in every borough. read more
A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm fly has been confirmed in Texas by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), days after an initial case in a one-year-old calf set off an aggressive response to stop the spread of the parasite ... read more
The president blasted California's election system while GOP lawmakers demanded investigations. read more
The DOD has dropped 180 religions from official recognition, now excluding Atheists, Asatru, Deists, Druids, Eckankar, Heathens, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Rosicrucianism, Shaman, Spiritualists, Troth, Unitarian Universalists, and various Wiccans. read more
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the US, recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from America's so-called ally in the Middle East to the highest level. read more
Iran and Russia have signed a sweeping $25 billion nuclear cooperation agreement to expand Tehran's civilian nuclear infrastructure, deepening strategic ties between the two countries even as negotiations with the United States continue over efforts to curb the Islamist regime's nuclear activities. read more
AT&T and Verizon lost an attempt to overturn fines for selling users' real-time location data without consent ... read more
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were told to prepare for potential evacuation because of a worsening air leak. read more
President Donald Trump has outlined his mandate for incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte: He wants to gut the office. read more
Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 2,000 for the second year in a row, according to data updated Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). read more
