By Jackie Fortiér, Kaiser Health News You’re pregnant, healthy and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is not a scientist or doctor, says you don’t need the COVID vaccine, but experts at the … Continued
By Lauren Schwahn, NerdWallet House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” on May 22. This meaty budget reconciliation bill includes a provision to increase the state and local tax, or SALT, deduction limit. If the changes make … Continued
Barring something unforeseen, the 2025-26 Minnesota Wild season will begin with Filip Gustavson as the top goalie and Jesper Wallstedt as the backup, ready to carry part of the puck-stopping load. But looking a little further down the Wild organization’s … Continued
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT CALISTOGA, Calif. (AP) — For residents of this quaint tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom out of mind. The hillside bears burn scars from a 2020 fire that … Continued
By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is … Continued
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A small government office with some 275 employees has found itself caught in the political crossfire as Congress debates President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill.” The Congressional Budget Office has projected that the … Continued