NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Health has confirmed the first case of a severe strain of the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, in New York City.

Health officials said Friday that the case is travel related and there is no known local transmission at this time of the mpox clade I virus.

“Mpox spreads through close or ...Read more

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with “early stage” breast cancer but is expected to make a full recovery, President Donald Trump announced Monday.

The main gatekeeper and trusted adviser for Trump will be able to continue working through the treatment, he said.

“She has a fantastic medical team, and her ...Read more

E. coli illnesses in Florida, Texas and California of the deadly E. coli form have been linked by investigators to cheese from the Fresno, California, company Raw Farm, the FDA announced Monday morning.

Here’s what’s known so far about this outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.

Where have people been infected with E. coli in this outbreak?

There ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For the first time in more than a decade, offshore oil is again flowing through a controversial network of pipelines that run from California's Central Coast to Kern County.

Following an executive order from President Donald Trump last week, Sable Offshore Corp. announced Monday that it resumed oil flow through pipelines that ...Read more

For decades, one of the greatest challenges to treating neurological disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is that its symptoms often resemble those of several other conditions. Overlapping disorders are extremely common when it comes to neurological diagnoses.

A child who struggles to sit still, focus or complete ...Read more

Silent retreats have become increasingly common in the United States in recent years.

To calm down and reset their nervous systems, people relinquish their phones and reading materials and commit to speaking at a bare minimum to learn practices of self-awareness.

Silent meditation and silent prayer have shaped spiritual lives ...Read more

Iran struck new targets across the Persian Gulf, hitting a key United Arab Emirates oil hub as U.S. allies balked at President Donald Trump’s demands to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The UAE oil-export terminal of Fujairah suspended loadings temporarily after a drone strike Monday — the second attack in as many days. Dubai also briefly ...Read more

New research shows the chemicals we use to kill pests, heal our bodies and package our foods are spread throughout the ocean, intermingling with the microorganisms that feed marine life. They’ve reached even the most distant and remote places on the planet.

In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at the University of California, Riverside...Read more

BALTIMORE — A powerful storm system expected to move across Maryland on Monday could bring damaging winds, heavy rain, hail and possible tornadoes, prompting Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of preparedness and local school systems to announce early dismissals.

The National Weather Service forecasted rain and possible thunderstorms before 4 ...Read more

Cubans living in Miami and elsewhere will be able to invest and own private businesses on the island, the country’s deputy prime minister said Monday, confirming earlier reporting by the Miami Herald.

Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga told NBC News on Monday morning that “Cuba is open to having a fluid commercial relationship with U.S. companies”...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday that the New York City Department of Transportation will be lowering speed limits in 800 school zones to 15 mph under Sammy’s Law, which allows the city to set limits below the statewide minimum.

The move is the first step to lowering speed limits in all school zones citywide, the mayor said in a ...Read more

Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Michigan Wednesday, according to three sources with knowledge of the plans.

The sources requested to speak on the condition of anonymity because they were not yet authorized to discuss Vance's upcoming travel schedule. Two of the sources said they were told the vice president will speak somewhere in ...Read more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — More than 2.5% of electrical customers in Michigan were without power Monday morning as winter storms pummeled the northern half of the state and the Upper Peninsula.

The state as of 9:25 a.m. had more than 131,000 power outages recorded. Consumers Energy, which serves much of lower Michigan outside of the eastern side ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Temple Israel will remain closed for the immediate future after a gunman rammed through the synagogue's front doors last week and exchanged gunfire with security before taking his own life.

Temple Israel officials said in a statement Sunday on social media that while the physical building on Walnut Lake Road, west of ...Read more

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump resurrected a pet nickname for New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman in his latest salvo against female reporters, threatening to sue her and the newspaper while hurling insults at the veteran journalist.

“Maggot Hagerman, just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times, ...Read more

U.S. allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.

In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed that they did not want to escalate the war, treading cautiously about even redirecting an existing Red Sea naval mission to the vital ...Read more

U.S. allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.

In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed that they did not want to escalate the war, treading cautiously about even redirecting an existing Red Sea naval mission to the vital ...Read more

Iran launched fresh attacks across the Persian Gulf, disrupting shipments at a key United Arab Emirates oil hub and denying U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that it’s seeking ceasefire talks.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia reported drone and missile attacks overnight into Monday. Dubai temporarily halted flights at its main airport and ...Read more

CHICAGO — Victor Jardon-Reyes worked for companies that provide airplane repair supplies, commuting to O’Hare and Midway airports from his home in Belmont Cragin to put in half-day shifts consulting with mechanics and giving them the needed parts to keep the skies safe.

But on Feb. 18, the 33-year-old lost his job. Through no fault of his ...Read more

The selling point, from state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, was simple and direct.

The Fort Myers Republican told colleagues they needed to pass a suite of election-law changes — including verifying the citizenship of registered voters and reducing the kinds of ID voters could use to verify themselves at the polls — to ensure that “Florida ...Read more