Latest reporting from the Latest desk, in reverse chronological order.
The FDA’s public calendar shows top agency leadership participating at CES, signaling a focus on digital health as consumer tech and medicine continue to converge.
A persistent measles outbreak could trigger a review in 2026 that may strip the U.S. of its elimination status, reflecting declining vaccination coverage and widening public health vulnerabilities.
A UK assessment involving intelligence agencies warns that accelerating biodiversity loss could drive food and water instability, migration and conflict—turning ecological breakdown into a security issue.
The Trump administration is preparing a major investment package for USA Rare Earth, aiming to strengthen U.S. production of rare earths used in defense and semiconductors and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.
A sprawling winter system dubbed “Fern” has pushed emergency declarations across multiple states, grounding thousands of flights and knocking out power for large pockets of the country as ice and heavy snow spread east.
The U.S. women’s national team launched its 2026 schedule with a dominant friendly win in Carson, California, featuring goals from newcomers and a return-to-form moment for Trinity Rodman.
The White House hosted a private screening of an Amazon MGM documentary centered on First Lady Melania Trump, drawing backlash from Democrats as controversy over a fatal Minneapolis shooting by federal agents fueled calls for tougher oversight and budget pressure.
A widespread Verizon network outage left many U.S. customers without cellular service, with reports of devices showing “SOS only” and service interruptions spanning multiple major cities.
A federal decision memo described actions to update the childhood immunization schedule following an administration directive to compare U.S. practices with peer countries and assess the underlying evidence.
The 56th World Economic Forum concluded in Davos after days of high-level meetings framed by geopolitical friction and debates about how to deploy innovation at scale while sustaining growth.