SAN DIEGO — When President Donald Trump came back into office in January, his administration immediately directed federal prosecutors across the country to charge potential criminal defendants with the most serious provable crimes, placing a special emphasis on immigration-related prosecutions.

“The Department of Justice shall use all ...Read more

Any evidence of lice was once a reason for immediate dismissal from school, not to return until the student’s head was lice-free. But what are known as “no-nit” policies have been dropped in favor of “nonexclusion” rules, prioritizing class time over any nuisance caused by parasites the size of sesame seeds. That leniency, of late, is ...Read more

Republicans insist that President Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid were aimed at reducing fraud and getting more of its adult beneficiaries into jobs. But the side effects may include less care for sick kids.

Some children’s hospitals collectively stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue once Trump’s wide-ranging tax and spending law, ...Read more

“Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sept. 4 in a Senate Finance Committee hearing

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When health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4, several senators criticized him for restricting the COVID-19 shots after promising in November he wouldn’t “take ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida congressman’s proposal to stitch together a patchwork of springs in North and Central Florida into the country’s 64th national park won’t help protect the state’s outstanding, and crucial, freshwater resource, springs advocates say.

U.S. Rep Randy Fine’s Path to Florida Springs National Park Act would ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — As Florida seeks to end vaccine mandates, a behind-the-scenes debate in the medical community has been thrust into the public spotlight: Should doctors see young patients whose parents do not want them to get shots?

The decision has long rested with physicians, who say they weigh the needs of children who have no control over ...Read more

BOSTON — Elected officials across Massachusetts state government were treated to thousands of dollars’ worth of trips this summer on other organizations’ dimes, including an excursion to St. Thomas in the Caribbean, according to ethics records released to the Herald this week.

The documents are the latest example of lawmakers, ...Read more

The Kennedy Center said that a Sunday evening vigil for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk drew a “full house” of mourners, including top Republican officials.

Among those in attendance in the 2,460-seat concert hall in Washington: House Speaker Mike Johnson, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Health and Human Services ...Read more

A suspected North Korean state-sponsored hacking group used ChatGPT to create a deepfake of a military ID document to attack a target in South Korea, according to cybersecurity researchers.

Attackers used the artificial intelligence tool to craft a fake draft of a South Korean military identification card in order to create a realistic-looking ...Read more

A background check system critical to the firearms purchase process is back online after being down for about three weeks during a cyberattack on the state of Nevada.

The Brady Firearms Unit background was operational as of 8 a.m. Sunday, the Governor’s Technology Office and the Nevada Department of Public Safety State Police Division said in...Read more

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has endorsed Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, a key affirmation for the 33-year-old front-runner whose candidacy hasn’t yet been fully embraced by members of his own party.

“Tonight I am endorsing Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani,” Hochul wrote in an opinion piece published by the New ...Read more

The Annunciation parish and school community is resuming some of its on-campus activities following a mass shooting that left two children dead and injured 17 people, one of whom is still hospitalized.

“We have spent the past weeks preparing for a safe, supportive resumption that is focused on healing and connection,” Annunciation stated in...Read more

President Donald Trump on Sunday made a final push to sway a U.S. appeals court to let him oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud before next week’s Fed vote on interest rates, again telling the court that she’s failed to dispute the claims.

Trump last week asked the Washington-based appeals court to ...Read more

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk joked about being the suspect in an online chatroom, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed Sunday morning about the disturbing dialogue.

Tyler Robinson, 22, was active in a chat on the messaging app Discord, where users were discussing the shooting.

“All we can confirm is that those conversations definitely ...Read more