Trump wants to split the MMR vaccine into separate shots. Experts say it’s a bad idea
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that seeks to dramatically reshape vaccine policy in the United States, including a change …
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Record share of kindergartners missed required vaccines last year as Trump executive order takes aim at state mandates
A record share of kindergartners in the United States had an exemption for a required vaccination last school year, as the Trump administration contin…
Wait… how much oil is actually leaving the Persian Gulf?
A debate is brewing in the oil market: Is the Strait of Hormuz way more “open” than we thought?
Americans could soon pay a lot more for strawberries
Strawberries offer a taste of summer, even when they are eaten in the dead of winter. But the year-round treat Americans have grown accustomed to coul…
Tommy John, MLB pitcher and namesake of revolutionary elbow surgery, dies at 83
Former MLB pitcher Tommy John, who is best known as the namesake of a pioneering elbow surgery that extended his career, passed away Saturday at age 8…
Cristiano Ronaldo hints at ‘last year of football’
Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted that this could be his last year playing professional soccer, after what’s been a record-breaking career.
Blanche declines to pledge independence from the White House
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday declined to commit to always acting independently of the White House, a concern among critics who worry the Ju…
British PM Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Trump’s chief of staff
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating the White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who is one of US Pre…
Trump threatens Oman as US-Iran agreement expires
Meanwhile, US envoy Jared Kushner is meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to revive the president’s stalled Gaza peace plan. Follow for…
