The federal government is acknowledging the part it played in a deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. in January. Sixty-seven people died as a result of the crash. What court documents say In court filings responding to a lawsuit from victims’ families, the U.S. government admits the crew of the Black Hawk failed to establish and maintain proper and safe visual […]

Since the second Trump administration began earlier this year, federal health officials have amended national vaccine guidelines, sounded alarms about the alleged danger of vaccines and called for sweeping changes around vaccine regulation. Several states have also introduced changes to vaccine policy. Illinois passed legislation empowering its Department of Public Health to set state vaccine […]

The State Department has approved a potential arms sale to Taiwan valued at more than $11 billion, a package described as the largest ever for the self-governing island. China’s foreign ministry denounced the deal, saying it would “bring fire upon” the U.S. and promising “effective and strong measures” in response. The sale, announced Wednesday, includes […]

Less than a year after massive wildfires tore through Southern California, a new study suggests residents are experiencing significant health fallout. It reports sharp increases in emergency room visits for heart, lung and systemic illnesses. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles County found emergency visits rose markedly in neighborhoods affected by January’s Palisades […]

The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has formally adopted new guidelines for hepatitis B vaccination, replacing a longtime recommendation that all newborns be inoculated against the virus. Jim O’Neill, who is also the deputy to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accepted a proposal from an advisory […]

President Donald Trump has installed new, opinionated plaques beneath portraits of former U.S. presidents along the White House colonnade. They offer his own commentary on past leaders, including himself. The display, unveiled publicly on Wednesday, reflects Trump’s broader effort to shape how presidential history is presented in the White House. A walk through history, with […]

Venezuela has begun escorting oil-related shipments with its navy after President Donald Trump ordered what he calls a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers tied to the country, according to new reporting. The move raises the risk of a direct confrontation at sea as the U.S. ramps up military pressure across the Caribbean. […]

President Donald Trump delivered a holiday-season address framing the economy as a success story, even as polls show voters growing more anxious about costs. He leaned on tariffs, inflation claims and what he called a “warrior dividend.” Plus, Venezuela responded to Trump’s oil tanker blockade with action, not rhetoric. The country has begun using military […]

The Coast Guard is engulfed in controversy over a new policy that designates swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” rather than forbidden symbols of hate. The uproar led two U.S. senators to place a hold Wednesday on the nomination of a new commandant for the service. Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., acted […]