North Carolina could ban face masks for medical reasons in public

The North Carolina state Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public, even for…

Putin arrives in China as US slams Beijing for supporting Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing, the first state visit of his new term. It comes as his…

Wegovy could bankrupt US health system, Sanders says in new report

Blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy could bankrupt the U.S. health care system unless the price drops, according to a staff report…

HHS looks to debar group at center of COVID lab-leak theories

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated the process of debarring the infectious disease nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance…

Election-related AI bills test bipartisan support for regulation  

Two bills aimed at regulating how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in elections advanced out of a Senate panel Wednesday…

Poll: Voter awareness of Inflation Reduction Act's drug pricing provisions slowly rising

President Biden’s messaging about lowering the cost of prescription drugs through the Inflation Reduction Act is resonating with more people,…

TikTok creators sue US over divest-or-ban law

Eight TikTok creators are suing the U.S. government over a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance to sell the…

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times

Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico is “life-threatening condition” after being shot Wednesday after a meeting in the town of Handlova,…

House sends FAA reauthorization to Biden

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years, sending the legislation…

Almost 7M Black women of reproductive age have little, no abortion access: Research

More than 50 percent of Black girls and women of reproductive age live in states with little to no abortion…