Dire stakes for US children battling rare diseases
Does the FDA need a new approach for advancing treatment for patients with rare diseases?
Hurricane Florence could be a storm of 'historic proportions': HHS Secretary Alex Azar
HHS is prepared, Azar said.
NASA eyes SpaceX, Boeing for affordable access to space
NASA plans to slap ads on spaceships to lower costs.
The fuzzy math behind California's renewable energy push
It will be costly and time-consuming for California to go carbon free by 2045.
This is how Texas plans to kill ObamaCare
Texas Republicans are leading a lawsuit to end the Affordable Care Act.
US charges North Korean hacker in Sony, WannaCry cyberattacks
The charges are part of a strategy by the U.S. government to deter future cyberattacks by naming and shaming the alleged perpetrators.
US, Mexico trade pact will occur with or without Canada
Mexico’s lead negotiator in trade talks said he’d like to see Canada join the agreement.
Millionaire PTAs: Not your mother's school bake sale
Some PTAs raise millions of dollars, and it isn’t because they have the best chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Kudlow says Trump will force Canada’s hand on trade, here’s how
The president’s chief economic adviser warned that if the U.S. and Canada can’t negotiate a trade agreement, Trump will impose another round of tariffs.
Democrats ‘playing to their base’ with calls for Kavanaugh postponement
The son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia said Democrats do this “so often.”
Here’s how Chicago plans to fix its $28B pension deficit
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is considering an unusual move to reduce the city’s $28 billion in pension debt.
Russian satellite showing ‘very abnormal behavior’ in space: State Department
U.S. government officials are worried about a Russian satellite they say could be used to target U.S. systems in space.
NASA chief: Building a rocket larger than the Statue of Liberty to travel to Mars
NASA is building the largest rocket known to humankind that will serve as a gateway to Mars.
New York bereavement bill ‘another nail in the coffin’
Betsy McCaughey, the former lieutenant governor of New York, ripped the state legislature for approving a three-months paid bereavement leave.
Millions drop off food stamps
The latest data from the USDA shows more than 2.8 million Americans have dropped off food stamps since President Trump’s first full month in office.
Democrats should thank, not prosecute, ICE agents, ex-director says
Thomas Homan criticized the New York attorney general candidate who called for the prosecution of ICE agents.
White House banking on economic growth to pay for ballooning deficit
Growing the U.S. economy will generate trillions of dollars in revenue to the government, Treasury official Tony Sayegh said.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram can be ‘policing their own platforms:’ FBI Director Wray
Social media giants and the U.S. government can work together to secure their platforms.
Universal basic income won’t work at city-level: expert
A number of U.S. cities have expressed interest in testing the modern welfare scheme.
Banking analyst predicts next bubble about to burst
While the commercial real estate market is booming, it could spell trouble for its biggest lenders.