- by Jonathan LambertFlu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.
- by Stephan BisahaThe order is the latest in a complex legal battle over the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency.
- by Fran KritzThe Trump administration's deep cuts in U.S. foreign health aid had a devastating impact. Yet there were achievements of note in spite of it all.
- by Max RegoImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claimed Tuesday that Politico reporter Josh Gerstein was “inciting violence against federal agents.” Gerstein, a senior legal affairs reporter at the outlet, said Monday on the social platform X, “At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws.” The post referred…
- by Ashleigh FieldsPollster Frank Luntz on Tuesday said Republicans would face an uphill battle with voters if the government shuts down in January due to health care deficiencies. “The shutdown that we experienced, the longest ever in American history, started off hurting Democrats more than Republicans; ended up hurting President Trump more than anybody else,” Luntz said…
- by Nathaniel WeixelFlu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with some areas seeing record-high numbers of illnesses. The numbers come as experts brace for a particularly harsh season driven by a new, mutated variant of the virus that is circulating widely. According to…
- A highway patrol trooper had to perform a PIT maneuver — where the officer nudges the rear of a moving vehicle to make it spin and stop driving — to get a sleepy driver off the road in Oklahoma.
- The recovery effort for the three deceased hikers is underway, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said on Tuesday.
- A coyote was spotted walking across a frozen pond in New York’s Central Park on a chilly December morning.
- Brown University announces new safety measures including security cameras after Dec. 13 mass shooting that killed two students in engineering building.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked DHS from ending TPS for South Sudan, preserving legal status for hundreds amid ongoing conflict concerns.
- Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, passed away at 35 after battling acute myeloid leukemia.