The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor, 53-45 and mostly along party lines to lead Medicare and Medicaid, which insure nearly half of all Americans. The future of both programs is the subject of fierce debate: Republicans are contemplating significant cuts to Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income Americans. […]
John Thornton, a financier who leveraged his wealth and influence to embark on the seemingly quixotic mission of reviving local journalism in a time of crisis, by founding The Texas Tribune, a seminal regional nonprofit news organization, and the American Journalism Project, which supports local digital newsrooms around the country, died on Saturday in Austin, […]
Ben Chu & Tom Edgington BBC Verify EPA US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on goods from most countries being imported into the US, with even higher rates for what he calls the “worst offenders”. But how exactly were these tariffs – essentially taxes on imports – worked out? BBC Verify has […]
If you are reading this, you likely know who Paige Bueckers is. Maybe you are also familiar with Lauren Betts, Maddie Booker and MiLaysia Fulwiley. But Meg Aronowitz, a senior vice president of production for ESPN and the company’s point person for its women’s basketball coverage, cannot afford to make a similar supposition. When the […]
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform X for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four people with knowledge of the plans, a move that is likely to ratchet up tensions with the United States by targeting one of President Trump’s closest advisers. The […]
Getty Images Donald Trump slaps much of the world with a 10% baseline tariff while others face even higher rates. Our correspondents answer your questions. From Saturday, most goods imported to the US from anywhere in the world will face a 10% “baseline” tariff. Donald Trump announced higher rates for some countries he singled out […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, that would eliminate duplicative services and paper pushers. But in interviews with more than a dozen current and former F.D.A. staff members, a different picture emerged of the far-reaching effects of the layoffs that would ultimately […]
Carbon monoxide gas, which is invisible and odorless, can be fatal. It can kill people in their homes as they sleep, seeping undetected from generators. It can accumulate within the walls of closed garages, wafting from cars left running by residents seeking warmth or power in a storm. On Thursday, another fatality by unintentional carbon […]
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Bedfordshire Luton Rising The expansion plans include a new terminal building for the Bedfordshire-based airport London Luton Airport hopes to almost double annual passenger numbers to 32 million by 2043 after the government approved expansion plans. It came despite the Planning Inspectorate recommending Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander rejected them over environmental […]
Kate Whannel Political reporter Sam Francis Political reporter Getty Images Bourbon whiskey is among the US products that could face import taxes The UK government is drawing up a list of US products it could hit with retaliatory tariffs after President Donald Trump announced a wave of new import taxes. This is a toughening of […]