Senate committee reviews Erica Schwartz’s nomination to take over beleaguered CDC
The revolving-door leadership of the nation’s top public health agency took another potential turn on Wednesday, as Dr. Erica Schwartz’s…
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Scottish traffic cone gets dignitary’s welcome in Boston after World Cup friendship
BOSTON — Fresh off its first-class flight from Glasgow, it received a reception befitting a visiting dignitary: a bagpiper in…
Former Obama counsel Kathryn Ruemmler to testify in Epstein probe
WASHINTON — Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs who was White House counsel to President Barack Obama,…
China says its economy grew 4.3% in the April-July quarter from a year earlier, slowing from the strong 1st quarter
China says its economy grew 4.3% in the April-July quarter from a year earlier, slowing from the strong 1st quarter…
Pat Oliphant, fearless Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, dies at 90
PHOENIX — Pat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He…
Man gets prison in deadly shooting of ex-girlfriend as she pushed baby’s stroller
NEW YORK — A New York man who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend as she pushed their baby in…
Supreme Court justices to testify before Congress on increasing security funding in rare appearance
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress Tuesday, weeks…
New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers
NEW YORK — New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year…
Oil prices jump as fighting flares in the Middle East
BANGKOK — Oil prices climbed early Tuesday as fighting intensified in the Middle East, while Asian shares were mixed as…
What to know about Trump’s order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Revisiting actions from his first term that were reversed, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he…