New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that when he was first offered the job in the Trump administration, he wasn’t familiar with the position
Senate likely to change House-passed megabill advancing Trump’s agenda
ABC News (WASHINGTON) –House Republicans approved the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” encompassing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda early Thursday. But clearing the House is just the first hurdle for the bill, which will also have to
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has barred Harvard from allowing international students to enroll at the university, after the school lost its ability to use the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. The
Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (BOSTON) — The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue pleaded guilty to stealing body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and then selling them, federal prosecutors said. Cedric Lodge, 57,
Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris
Niagara County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — A federal jury has convicted Svetlana Dali of stowing away on a Delta flight to Paris last November after passing through security in a lane reserved for crewmembers and bypassing
Port Angeles Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Armed Robbery at Dollar Tree
PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a 2024 armed robbery at a local Dollar Tree store. Justin J. Radisich pleaded guilty Wednesday in Clallam County Superior Court
Nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes seized by federal officials
Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Federal authorities seized nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes in their latest effort to crack down on unauthorized vaping products entering the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration and U.S.
White House releases RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House’s Make America Healthy Again Commission offered a range of critiques about chronic disease in America in a report released Thursday, Chiefly, the report blames many chronic illnesses on ultra-processed
Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes 'cents'
Tim Boyle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next year after President Donald Trump asked the agency to stop producing the coin that has been part of the
Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration