Transgender government employees see danger under Trump
WASHINGTON – The Air Force lieutenant colonel left the Pentagon one day and returned the next with a new name and gender identity. Bree Fram remembers the atmosphere in 2020…
What is the FDA's new definition of a “healthy” food?
In an effort to improve the American diet, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a release Thursday a new definition what it means for a food to be considered…
What will happen to bird flu surveillance given the looming government shutdown?
As government agencies prepare for a possible shutdown, questions about the government's response to a potentially escalating H5N1 avian flu pandemic are top of mind for many public health and…
US holds first meeting with rebels responsible for Syria
WASHINGTON – Senior US diplomats traveled to Damascus on Friday and met for the first time ever with the rebels who toppled longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. Washington officially considers the…
News analysis: Europe feels Musk's political influence. How far will it go?
In the six weeks since Donald Trump won the presidential election, Europe has braced for a U.S. administration that could strain traditional transatlantic alliances. This feeling of uncertainty has just…
With Trump taking office, Florida is winning the political battle with California
WASHINGTON – The California-Florida rivalry reached its peak in November 2023 when Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, took on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, on Fox News and asked…
Calmes: Drain the swamp? More open, uncompromising swamp depictions at Mar-a-Lago
Despite his promises, Donald Trump is not draining the swamp. Like everything else he touches, he just puts his own brand on it and sells it. And he conveys it:…
Trump's deportations on a collision course with California's economy
This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America's agricultural, construction and hospitality industries running. On the one hand, we simply cannot function without…
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are investing heavily in Thailand as part of a global search
BANGKOK— Japanese car factories in Thailand – which has been Southeast Asia's main auto production hub for decades – are closing or downsizing. Subaru said it would stop producing cars…
Greenland says “no” to Trump’s purchase idea – again
WASHINGTON – If President-elect Donald Trump's claim that the United States should have control of Greenland sounds familiar, it's because he's said it before — during his first term as…