Dr. Vinay Prasad will serve as head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new top vaccine official is a university professor who has expressed criticism of how the agency handled COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Vinay Prasad will head the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA
Anderson said she would resign from the city council and is scheduled for sentencing on July 29. Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to federal charges of embezzling $7,000 in public funds on May 5 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The second-term city councilor was arrested by federal
Calling the statute ‘Anti-Catholic,’ federal officials say it would violate the Constitution by forcing clergy to break the seal of confession. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse or neglect revealed during confession. In a May 5
President Donald Trump is hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House. The two leaders are talking trade and bilateral ties. With student loan defaults on the rise, the Trump administration is urging colleges to act—or risk losing federal aid. Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of prisoners of war on Monday… Original News
‘I expect that we can see a substantial reduction of the tariffs that we are being charged,’ he says. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the United States has been receiving “good offers” in tariff negotiations with major U.S. trading partners and that some trade deals will be announced this week. During a House
Additional prison space is consistent with the president’s efforts to crack down on criminal activity in the United States. President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz prison, saying he wants to place violent criminals, repeat offenders, and possibly illegal immigrants in the facility. Speaking to reporters on May
At his first meeting with newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump said his country will continue friendly relations with Canada, but added that he would still like to see the country join the United States. “I still believe that, but it takes two to tango,” he said from the Oval