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The American Medical Association is expressing “deep concern” after a report that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy may be planning to remove all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.The task force, also known as the USPSTF, is a panel of independent medical experts whose recommendations help guide insurance companies and doctors’ decisions about a range of preventive health measures, like cancer and diabetes screenings as well as HIV and cholesterol drugs. In a letter posted on Sunday, the AMA — the largest association of physicians in the U.S. — addressed Kennedy over a report published Friday in The…

Environment / StudentNation / July 29, 2025 Retreating water levels are exposing stretches of cracked, arsenic-laden lakebed in Utah. Future dust storms will carry an extra hazard. Ad Policy People wade in the waters of the Great Salt Lake at Antelope Island in August 2021.(Justin Sullivan / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin Foundation. If you’re a student and you…

Hurricane Iona strengthened to a Category 3 storm in the central Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, several hundred miles off the southern coast of Hawaii, forecasters said.Iona was located about 790 miles south-southeast of Hawaii’s capital city of Honolulu on Tuesday morning, with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center based in Miami. Forecasters said the storm didn’t pose an immediate threat to the Hawaiian Islands and no coastal watches or warnings are in effect.Map shows Hurricane Iona’s projected path A map shows the projected path of Hurricane Iona in the Pacific Ocean on July 29,…

As public school districts prepare for a new school year, there are concerns about dwindling resources stemming from federal funding cuts, with many states sounding the alarm about grants for mental health counselors and social workers.   Andrea Tarsi, one of 19 mental health staffers serving 6,500 students in a rural northwest Connecticut district, may soon be out of a job.”Without that support staff in the building, students are unable to get the mental health services that they need,” said Tarsi, who has been working in the district for the last three years. “And when it comes to crises, not having…

President Trump is embraced by media mogul Rupert Murdoch during a 2017 dinner in New York to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea during WWII. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images/AFP President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its powerful owner has taken a personal turn. In the legal filings — and on social media — Trump says he personally told media mogul Rupert Murdoch that that the racy birthday greeting he had supposedly sent two decades earlier to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey…

A New York City police officer and three other people were shot and killed inside a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday evening by a gunman armed with a high-powered rifle, police confirmed.The suspect, identified as Shane D. Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said surveillance video shows the suspect exiting a double-parked black BMW alone on Park Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets just before 6:30 p.m., carrying an M4 rifle in his right hand. He then entered the 44-story building at 345 Park Ave., turned right and immediately…

The Trump administration on Monday told federal workers they can talk about religion at work, including by trying to “persuade others of the correctness of their own religious views.”In a memo to the heads of federal agencies, the Office of Personnel Management — the government’s human resources arm — said public employees have the right to religious expression in the workplace, citing civil rights law and the First Amendment. That includes the right to discuss religion, engage in “communal religious expressions” and display items such as bibles, crucifixes and mezuzahs on their desks, the memo states.”During a break, an employee…

Hall of Fame Chicago Cubs slugger and second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died, following a battle with prostate cancer. Sandberg died Monday, July 28, the Cubs confirmed. He was 65 years old. “Ryne Sandberg was a hero to a generation of Chicago Cubs fans and will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in nearly 150 years of this historic franchise,” Cubs executive chairman Tom Ricketts said in a statement. “His dedication to and respect for the game, along with his unrelenting integrity, grit, hustle, and competitive fire were hallmarks of his career. He was immensely proud of his…

Rather than deporting millions of migrants, this Republican president opted for the opposite strategy—legalizing them. Ad Policy Ronald Reagan signing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act(Bettmann / Getty Images) The number of illegal aliens in America had risen to an alarming level, and the Republican president in the White House was determined to take strong action. But rather than deporting millions of migrants, this Republican president opted for the opposite strategy: legalizing them. Ronald Reagan is not known for his compassion toward the less fortunate. This is the president who struck 400,000 families off the aid rolls and made…

Two top Justice Department antitrust officials have been ousted, multiple sources told CBS News. Monday’s firings follow internal tension CBS News previously reported on within the Justice Department’s antitrust division, which investigates companies for anticompetitive behavior and sues to prevent monopolies.The officials, Roger Alford and Bill Rinner, were both top deputies to Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, who leads the team. Alford was principal deputy assistant attorney general and Rinner served as a deputy assistant attorney general and head of merger enforcement. Both officials served in the antitrust division during President Trump’s first term.It was unclear why they were fired, but…