The U.S. approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it — not a replacement for the company’s existing shot, but a second option.
FDA approves Moderna’s new lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine
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Appeals court keeps block on Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal workforce
An appeals court on Friday refused to freeze a California-based judge’s order halting the Trump administration from downsizing the federal workforce, which means that the Department of Government Efficiency-led cuts remain on pause for now.
Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to hurricanes.
Today in History: Tulsa Race Massacre begins
On May 31, 1921, a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator; though the exact number remains unknown, as many as 300 Black Tulsans were killed during the riot.
What is a ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ and how was the US list of them made?
The U.S. government’s list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that includes hundreds of communities, both red and blue, is confounding critics.
President Donald Trump teases potential pardon if Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is convicted
President Trump on Friday said he’d consider pardoning embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who’s currently on trial in the same Manhattan courtroom where Trump was found liable for sex abuse in 2023.
Elon Musk put a spotlight on federal spending, but cut less than he wanted
Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals.
Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87
Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died.
President Donald Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with ‘colossal change’
President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur.
Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill President Donald Trump. The story quickly fell apart
A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.