During a budget hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee several weeks ago, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) pressed HHS Secretary RFK Jr. on his department eliminating the CDC's Childhood Lead ...

Tim Palmer is an emeritus professor of climate science at the University of Oxford, UK, and author of The Primacy of Doubt (2022). What does the science say: hoax, lukewarm inconvenience or ...

Share on Pinterest RFK Jr.’s decision to pull funding for mRNA vaccines could thwart public health responses to future pandemics. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The signing of the Big Beautiful Bill, aka the federal budget, on July 4 will affect health care cost and access for many Texans. The scope of many of the changes are still unknown and there are ...

Learn how to use pattern-matching features in your Java programs, including pattern matching with switch statements, when clauses, sealed classes, and a preview of primitive type pattern matching in ...

Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum across the country, as local governments and nonprofits experiment with the bold new alternative to traditional welfare models.

Officials acknowledge that Kenya has a doping problem, but many athletes who are seeking an edge also want a way out of poverty. Officials acknowledge that Kenya has a doping problem, but many ...

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HUNT, Texas — Four days after the devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, local officials and law enforcement in Kerr County couldn’t provide basic details of the emergency response — ...

An amendment posted late Monday night to an Oregon Senate bill seeks to end Multnomah County’s Preschool for All program. Under the terms of the amendment, the county would not collect the ...

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