WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as ambassador to China, will have a nomination hearing Thursday morning with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The hearing will allow Perdue, who led companies like Dollar General and Reebok before entering politics, to share how he plans ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — When it comes to recycling the most precious resource in the Colorado River Basin, Nevada blows the other six states out of the water, a new report has confirmed.

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, combed through often-inaccessible wastewater data to show that Nevada leads the seven states with a rate of ...Read more

What attracted Katlin Keeran to occupational therapy for older adults was the chance to help provide them with dignity. Having enough mobility to get out of bed or use the bathroom yourself – those are the kinds of things that help maintain an individual’s independence.

So when Powerback Rehabilitation, which provides services at Town ...Read more

NEW YORK — Teens are struggling with their mental health. Families are concerned about bullying, vaping and drug use. Students do not always feel safe commuting to school.

Over two months late last year, the newly minted leader of New York City’s public schools, Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, held feedback sessions in each of the five ...Read more

President Donald Trump Thursday defended his shocking plan for massive tariffs by claiming “the patient lived,” a less-than-reassuring message about the American economy as global markets melted down in a stunning sell off.

“The operation is over. The patient lived, and is healing,” Trump wrote on his social media site. “The prognosis...Read more

NEW YORK — Shootings dropped to record levels in New York City during the first three months of this year, NYPD officials said Thursday.

The city saw a 23% drop in shootings for the first three months of the year compared to the same period last year, from 182 incidents to 140.

Crime in the subway system has dropped by 18%, helped by a ...Read more

BOSTON — It’s the third day of juror selection in the Karen Read retrial.

Attorneys have added seven to the final jury pool over the previous two days. There was a total of 19 jurors selected for trial in the first go-around. That meant seven of them would serve as alternates, though the alternates wouldn’t be selected until just before ...Read more

As Ecuador approaches a decisive presidential runoff election on April 13, the race between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist candidate Luisa González is locked in a virtual dead heat. The election encapsulates a nation at a crossroads, with voters deeply divided over security concerns, economic instability and political governance. ...Read more

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has in its early stages separated local families and led to a surge in detainee populations inside Georgia’s immigrant jails. There are signs that the administration’s deportation campaign also has begun impacting the local labor market.

According to HireQuest, a recruiting agency...Read more

Meteorologists began warning that extremely dangerous storms were likely coming days before tornadoes tore across the Central and Eastern U.S. in March and April 2025. But pinpointing exactly where a tornado will touch down still relies heavily on seeing the storms developing on radar. Chris Nowotarski, an atmospheric scientist, explains why,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration is reviewing the curriculum of a sex education program in California for medical accuracy and age appropriateness, a move that has sparked backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates worried about queer and transgender sexual health information being censored.

Last week, California was asked to submit all educational...Read more

Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area.

I am a law professor at Villanova University outside Philadelphia, and my research focuses on the work of the administrative agencies that compose the federal government.

I believe that understanding the federal ...Read more

A community-led partnership in Colorado designed to negotiate health care prices lowered health care premiums in 2020 and 2021, we find in our new paper in the Journal of Risk and Insurance. The nonprofit organization is called the Peak Health Alliance.

As health care premiums continue to rise nationwide, many employers have formed so...Read more

Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the government – has more than quadrupled. It now accounts for the majority of Medicare enrollment.

Employers, including state government agencies, ...Read more

The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.

Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, the position has been held on an interim basis by Susan Monarez, whom ...Read more