NIH lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research institute

The National Institutes of Health has laid off hundreds more staff, multiple current and laid-off employees of the health agency told CBS News, including at its cancer research institute. Around 200 employees began receiving layoff notices Friday evening, said three people who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The move surprised NIH officials, since the

Trump Meets With Freed Russian-American Ballerina

Trump welcomed a dual U.S.–Russian citizen whose freedom he secured in an exchange last month. A Russian American ballerina freed last month from a prison in Russia as part of a prisoner exchange, Ksenia Karelina, visited the White House on Monday and met with President Donald Trump. The 33-year-old dual citizen’s visit underscores the delicate