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Doctors at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be barred from performing abortions, even in cases of rape and incest, under new rules proposed by the Trump administration. The draft regulations, which also forbid providers from counseling female veterans about terminating a pregnancy, have generated nearly 20,000 comments in the federal register from conservative activists, abortion rights supporters …

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a judge on Thursday to bar top Trump administration officials — including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi — from making “baseless public attacks” against their client, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year. The motion was filed in Nashville federal court less than a week …

Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Norway-based browser maker Vivaldi, believes the tech industry’s efforts to automate web browsing using generative AI models have gone too far. “Every startup is doing AI, and there is a push for AI inside products and services continuously,” he told The Register in a phone interview. “It’s not really focusing on what people need.” On …

Syracuse, N.Y. – The first days of classes this year across New York will test students’ ability to put away their high-tech habits in exchange for some old-school routines. But how will the state’s new ban on phones, smart watches, ear buds and other Internet-connected devices in schools work in real life? If you purchase a product or register for …

In the latest party turmoil over Israel’s war on Gaza, Democratic National Committee members voted on Tuesday to kill a resolution calling on the U.S. to halt arms sales to Israel. “As we approach 2026, it’s not going to go away.” The resolution had been met with resistance from DNC Chair Ken Martin, despite polls showing overwhelming opposition to Israel’s …

For decades, the American public, the federal government, and the medical community have been nearly unanimous: Vaccines are important because they save lives. Today, after years of escalating attacks, that consensus has irrevocably shattered. The rupture has centered around, what else, the Covid vaccines. Yesterday, a British cardiologist allied with US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Daily …

Aug 19, 2025, 07:36 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jose Alvarado returned from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley and was reinstated from the restricted list before Tuesday night’s game against Seattle. Alvarado’s return follows an 80-game suspension for violating baseball’s performance-enhancing drugs policy. He did not play in the Phillies 6-4 win over the Mariners on …

The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, as Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the US despite a law requiring its sale. “America we are BACK! What’s up TikTok?” read a caption on the account’s first post, a 27-second clip, on the popular video-sharing app. The account had about 4,500 followers an …

There are no current vacancies on the Supreme Court. But the Donald Trump White House has said that it wants judges in the mold of the high court’s two oldest justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. A new dissent that name-checks both justices is a reminder that one front-runner for any vacancy that emerges could be Judge James Ho, whom …

Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to use his office to try to get rid of mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 elections for the House of Representatives and Senate. “An executive order is being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail-in ballots because they’re corrupt,” he said …