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Some of the National Institutes of Health’s top brain scientists received layoff notices last month, weeks before Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified to Congress that no working scientists had been cut from his department.While the researchers were asked to continue working for a few more weeks in the labs they run at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, multiple sources familiar with the situation say their layoff notices have not been revoked.”Most people believe we were reinstated because we got back to the office,” one of the scientists, who spoke on the condition…

Reading interventionist Roxanne Davis works with a first grader on forming words at Mill Stream Elementary School. Greta Rybus for NPR hide caption toggle caption Greta Rybus for NPR Jonathan Moody runs a rural school district in and around Skowhegan, Maine, about 90 miles north of Portland. His office is in an old, converted farmhouse; the conference room was once a chicken coop. “I drive 30 minutes to work and I have no stoplight,” Moody says with a chuckle. Moody grew up going to rural schools nearby, and now he’s dedicated his career to leading them. But the rurality of…

During his first administration, President Trump’s top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services.Some poor and disabled Medicaid patients became eligible for benefits, including security deposits and first month’s rent for housing, rides to medical appointments, wheelchair ramps, and even prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables.Such experimental initiatives to improve the health of vulnerable Americans while saving taxpayers on costly medical procedures and expensive emergency room care are booming nationally. Without…

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on May 6, 2025, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP WASHINGTON — Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who had blocked the measure two days earlier allowed it to move forward, citing what they called progress in negotiations on the package’s spending cuts. Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican lawmakers shortly before the meeting and told reporters that some changes had been…

Washington — President Trump’s domestic policy bill cleared another hurdle in the House late Sunday after conservatives rebelled Friday over concerns the legislation does not contain steep enough spending cuts. The opposition stalled the bill while negotiations with Republican leadership carried through the weekend to try to get conservatives on board, culminating with the House Budget Committee scheduling a second vote late Sunday to move it one step closer to a floor vote before the lower chamber’s self-imposed Memorial Day deadline. Four conservative holdouts — Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andrew Clyde of Georgia —…

Prostate cancer experts say that former President Joseph R. Biden’s diagnosis is serious. Announced on Sunday by his office, the cancer has spread to his bones. And it is Stage 4, the most deadly of stages for the illness. It cannot be cured.But the good news, prostate cancer specialists said, is that recent advances in diagnosing and treating prostate cancer — based in large part on research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Defense Department — have changed what was once an exceedingly grim picture for men with advanced disease.“Life is measured in years now, not months,”…

At least two people were killed and at least one person was missing in Fremont, Ohio, on Sunday night after a train struck multiple pedestrians, according to the authorities.Danny Sanchez, the mayor of Fremont, confirmed the deaths in a brief statement to reporters, according to a video broadcast by WTVG. He said he did not have details about the ages of the victims.The search for the missing person was focused on the Sandusky River, Mr. Sanchez said. Fremont is about 40 miles southeast of Toledo.The mayor said it was not common for people to be crossing where the pedestrians were…

New York City and federal officials have begun their investigation into why a Mexican tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two people. Videos show the moment the Cuauhtémoc’s masts hit the bridge and snapped with 277 people on board. Sailors were seen dangling from wires after the masts broke. At least 19 were hurt and two were still in critical condition after the accident, officials said Sunday. The Cuauhtémoc was docked at Pier 36 a day after what the Coast Guard called a “devastating tragedy.” The Coast Guard has been guiding the ship’s crew on repairs and how to move it safely from…

On the heels of his first foreign trip, President Trump got busy on Truth Social. He took swipes at the Supreme Court, Walmart and the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: President Donald Trump had barely left the Middle East before getting very busy on his Truth Social account. He told Walmart to eat the tariffs rather than raise prices. He slammed the Supreme Court, except for Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Plus, he announced he’ll talk on the phone tomorrow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. So what’s behind the multiple posts and the all caps? Joining…