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Mamdani Released 170,000 Pages on 9/11's Toxic Air
New Ground Zero records show officials called the air safe before they'd finished testing it indoors. Critics say the timing is the real story — it comes just days before the anniversary.
Read »CDC, Pennsylvania Fight Over the State's Measles Deaths
Two infants died, and a coroner confirmed one died of measles. The federal tally still says nobody did.
A Judge Could Block Illinois's Aid-in-Dying Law by Saturday
Two separate lawsuits are racing a Sept. 12 deadline, for opposite reasons.
Smithsonian's Bunch to Resign Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
Bunch says the decision was his. The Trump administration says its pressure worked.
Weight-Loss Drug Use in Young Kids Is Up 310-Fold
A new study says GLP-1 prescriptions for kids 8-11 are up 310-fold since 2019 — reviving a 2023 medical fight.
The Fight Over Why the Cyclospora Outbreak Got So Bad
Over 11,000 people got sick from tainted lettuce, and no one agrees on why the response was so slow.
Doctors Wrote Their Own Vaccine Guidance. CDC Hasn't.
Four major medical groups broke with the CDC this week over flu, COVID, and RSV shots.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Enforce New Mail-Ballot Rules
North Carolina starts mailing 2026 ballots this week while the rules governing them are still stuck in court.
Did the ADA Silence Its Own Scientists? A Review Says No.
A review found no censorship in June's removals. The ADA blocked its own journal from covering the story in July.
Roberts Breaks With the Right on Trump's Ballroom
The Supreme Court let construction keep going. The Chief Justice says it's probably illegal.
El-Sayed Apologizes, Won't Disavow Piker
He's sorry for the wording. He's not walking away from the streamer who campaigned with him.
No One Challenged Vaccine Claims at a Federal Autism Vote
The panel's new plan skips vaccines. No one objected when members raised them anyway.
Judge Weighs the Pentagon's Bid to Fire Its Own Journalists
Three Stars and Stripes journalists were set to lose their jobs today. A judge is now deciding whether the Pentagon can fire them at all.
Coroner: PA Measles Baby Died of a Ruptured Spleen
Both camps expected it to settle who's right. It didn't.
RFK Jr. Says Pennsylvania May Have Faked Its Measles Deaths
Kennedy accused Governor Shapiro of fabricating two deaths. The state's own coroner never went that far.
Trump Waives Duties on 300,000 Tons of Imported Beef
Ranchers, industry groups, and Republican senators say the move undercuts American cattle producers.
Piker's Comments Divide Michigan Democrats
Hasan Piker's comments about American Jews split Michigan Democrats and cost one endorsement.
First US Measles Deaths of 2026 Hit RFK's Old Rally County
Two unvaccinated Lancaster County residents just died — the county where Kennedy fought vaccine mandates in 2021.
Supreme Court Partly Clears Trump's Mail Voting Order
Justices lifted one injunction Monday. A second, broader block on the order stays in place.
Jeffries Met Privately With Kushner. Democrats Are Furious.
Hakeem Jeffries sat down with Jared Kushner in New York. His own party wants to know why.