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Jun Li/Getty Images/STOCK (SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif.) — Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from Eastern Africa, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The risk to the public remains low, according to the agency. Health officials are […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court has granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal of President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case until Dec. 2. Smith asked for a delay earlier this week to assess the “unprecedented circumstance” of Trump’s election and impending presidential inauguration. The move is part of […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nearly 43 million people are under red flag warnings across eight states as the fire danger remains elevated in the Northeast. Relative humidity as low as 20% coupled with wind gusts up to 40 mph could help accelerate the spread of any fires. While Sunday brings a slight improvement in […]
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the recent pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the environmental attorney’s views on vaccines have been thrust back into the spotlight. Kennedy has been a prominent vaccine skeptic, arguing that more research of vaccines is needed, although he has […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers running for reelection loathe tough votes. And for senators up in purple states in two years, those tough votes are coming early. President-elect Donald Trump is moving at a lightning pace to stock up his administration, mixing in conventional picks like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sean Combs’ new application for bail should be denied because the music mogul “poses serious risks of danger and obstruction” to his criminal sex trafficking case, federal prosecutors argued in an overnight court filing. Prosecutors took aim at Combs’ activities from behind bars where, they alleged, “the defendant has, […]
On Thursday, as a National Geographic expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted something that looked like a shipwreck underwater. Intrigued, they sent a diver down to investigate. The diver came back to the surface with extraordinary news: the object was not a shipwreck but a massive coral – soon […]
Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Netflix (DALLAS) — Jake Paul won the highly anticipated boxing match on Netflix by unanimous decision 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 as Paul landed 78 punches to Mike Tyson’s 18. Once known as “The baddest man on the planet,” former heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-7, 44 knockouts), returned to the boxing ring […]
Lightvision, LLC/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump has ambitious plans to utilize U.S. federal lands for the extraction of natural resources. But Trump – who promised at the Republican National Convention in July to “drill, baby, drill” if he were to be reelected – may not be able to accomplish the vast majority of […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence, who did not endorse or support President-elect Donald Trump during the 2024 election cycle, said Friday that he opposes Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services because of Kennedy’s support for […]