US infant mortality rate falls to all-time low, but still trails other nations
admin Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data.
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Trump shifts civil rights, special education duties from Education Department
President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Education Department, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other…
8 dead after B-52 crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California
Eight people aboard a B-52 Stratofortress were killed Monday when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force…
A diamond, a whale bone and lots of letters: What’s inside the America 250 time capsule
The 2016 law creating the nonpartisan America250 commission mandated that a time capsule be buried in Philadelphia on July 4,…
Iran opens World Cup in Los Angeles one day after ceasefire announcement ends conflict
Iran's national soccer team played its opening World Cup match in Los Angeles, just one day after a ceasefire announcement…
Oil prices hit three-month lows on US-Iran agreement
Oil prices hit three-month lows Monday following news that the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to reopen the…
Congo reports large daily jump in Ebola cases a month after outbreak
Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases in Ebola cases in a month-old outbreak as the virus…
DACA recipients risk losing their work permits and falling out of status due to processing delays
Marco is one of 500,000+ active DACA recipients who are granted a work permit they can renew every two years.…
All 12 occupants killed in skydiving plane crash in western Missouri, authorities say
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 12 occupants of a plane were killed in a crash Sunday morning in Butler,…
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized; cause undisclosed
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital Sunday and is receiving “excellent care,” a spokesperson said. A reason…