Author: Anne Brown

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 – Jay Bhattacharya, the Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), will temporarily assume the role of acting director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of a significant restructuring within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ahead of the midterm elections.Jim O’Neill, who has held the acting CDC director position since August, will depart from both his roles, with plans to be appointed as the new director of the National Science Foundation. Bhattacharya’s interim appointment is a notable change in leadership for the CDC, which has faced considerable…

In a significant shakeup within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Jay Bhattacharya, the current Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has been appointed as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This decision follows the departure of Jim O’Neill, who has held the acting director position at the CDC since August.O’Neill is set to transition to a role as the director of the National Science Foundation. The announcement was made on Wednesday by a Trump administration official, marking a pivotal moment as the health department prepares for the upcoming midterm…

The New York City Health Department announced on Wednesday its membership in the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), a move that follows President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the U.N. health agency. This significant development highlights a growing trend among Democratic leaders who, in response to the federal withdrawal from the WHO, are opting to join the organization’s network to bolster their public health responses. Notably, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker have also declared their states will participate in the WHO’s global initiative. New York City Mayor…

U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Dr. Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News contributor, as his nominee for the position of U.S. Surgeon General. This decision marks his third nomination for the role, following the withdrawal of Casey Means’ nomination.The announcement has sparked a conflict between Trump and Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. Trump has accused Cassidy of obstructing Means’ nomination, labeling him as a “very disloyal person.” Means, an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., struggled to secure enough support to pass from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, which Cassidy chairs.With…

California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter has sparked widespread controversy with an email that featured the phrase “F*** Trump” four times, including once in the subject line. This email, which went out the day after the latest assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, has quickly gained attention for its lack of sensitivity in light of the recent attack. Porter’s email, which was sent out Sunday, made no mention of the attack on Trump’s life. Instead, it featured an aggressive tone, starting with the phrase: “Today, I wanna start with one simple, powerful message we…

The Las Vegas Raiders’ top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, is set to wear No. 15 as he begins his professional career. However, securing the iconic number wasn’t entirely straightforward. The issue? Tom Flores, the Hall of Fame quarterback who made No. 15 synonymous with Raiders football, still holds a deep connection to the number. Despite the significance of the number, Flores, who wore No. 15 for the Raiders from 1960 to 1966, gave his wholehearted approval for Mendoza to inherit it. The blessing comes as Mendoza looks to follow in Flores’ illustrious footsteps, bringing a…

Randolph Corrigan was doing what a good employee does: protecting the place he worked. On the afternoon of April 25, the 61-year-old Costco employee approached a man attempting to enter the store with what witnesses described as a weapon with a drum magazine visibly protruding from his pocket, and told him he could not come inside. Moments later, Corrigan was on the pavement outside the Strongsville, Ohio store, struck by multiple gunshots. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Strongsville police responded to the Costco on Royalton Road at approximately 5:45 p.m. following reports of…

Three days after an armed man rushed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — in what Republicans have characterized as the third apparent attempt on President Trump’s life — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries walked into a Monday news conference and made his position unmistakably clear. He is not backing down. “I stand by it,” Jeffries told reporters, when asked about his vow last week to wage “maximum warfare” on Republicans in response to the party’s redistricting efforts ahead of the November midterms. “You can continue to criticize me for it. I don’t give a damn about…

Athens is drawing a line — and it is using one of Europe’s most cautionary tales to explain why. Mayor Haris Doukas made the city’s position explicit this week at the “This is Athens — Agora” event, where he addressed the growing tension between Athens’ record-breaking tourism numbers and the quality of life of the people who actually live there. “We must not become Barcelona,” Doukas said — a pointed reference to the Spanish city that has become the international symbol of overtourism gone wrong, where residents have protested in the streets and housing costs have been pushed to crisis…

The 2026 NFL Draft produced plenty of emotional moments across its three days — tears, embraces, lifelong dreams confirmed in a single phone call. Oscar Delp’s selection by the New Orleans Saints in the third round had all of those elements. It also had something none of the other picks could claim: a chocolate Labrador who wanted absolutely no part of any of it. When Delp — the tight end who spent his college career at the University of Georgia — got the news that the Saints had selected him, the room full of family and friends did what rooms…