Commerce Quietly Strips Political-Interference Language From Science Policy
The revision reaches every agency under the department, including the Census Bureau, NOAA and the office that compiles GDP.
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Medicare's $50 Obesity Drug Pilot Draws Faster Uptake Than Expected
Two months in, CVS and Walgreens have each filled about 100,000 prescriptions under the Bridge program, and the cost question is still open.
Inside the Missionaries Holding Weekly Services in VRChat
For three years, an evangelical group has met every Friday in a virtual penthouse. Not everyone on the platform is glad they are there.
Six Months On, Navy Families Evacuated From Bahrain Are Still Waiting
About 1,300 dependents left in March expecting a short displacement. Many are now on their eighth move, with school starting and no decision in sight.
A Record Cyclospora Outbreak Meets a Thinner Food-Safety System
More than 15,700 confirmed cases, and the state and local staff who trace them say they no longer have the people to do the interviews.
Part D Subsidies End a Year Early, and Premiums Are the Open Question
The payments that cushioned insurers after the $2,000 out-of-pocket cap took about $16 off the average monthly premium. They stop after next year.
Judge Voids Visa Ban Covering Citizens of 75 Countries
A federal court found the State Department policy discriminated by nationality, in breach of a law written in 1952 to forbid exactly that.
ICC Removes Its Chief Prosecutor for the First Time
Member states found Karim Khan had committed serious misconduct, in a vote that exposed how divided the court has become.
Meta's Prediction App Would Let an AI Write the Questions and Call the Results
Internal documents describe Arena: play money, Llama-generated markets, and a model with the final say on whether an event happened.
HHS Shelves Rule That Would Have Cut Funding Over Youth Gender Care
The department will not finalize a measure that would have barred Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals offering the care. Other tactics remain in play.
Capital One Says Trump Account Closures Were an Anti-Money-Laundering Call
The bank has asked a Florida court to throw out the Trump Organization's suit for good, pointing to a monthslong financial-crimes review.
Purple Heart Veteran Wins Pardon After Self-Deporting
The clemency wipes the convictions that triggered Sae Joon Park's removal, reopening a case that had sent a decorated soldier to a country he left at seven.
