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FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canisters

March 14, 2025, 2:43pm Health

U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors like blueberry, strawberry and watermelon. Read story

FILE - A health worker administers a measles test on Fernando Tarin, of Seagraves, Texas, at a mobile testing site outside Seminole Hospital District, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas.

Measles cases reach nearly 300 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know

FILE - A health worker administers a measles test on Fernando Tarin, of Seagraves, Texas, at a mobile testing site outside Seminole Hospital District, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas.

March 14, 2025, 2:38pm Health

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 300 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Read story

Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security data.

Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security data.

March 14, 2025, 2:11pm Latest News

A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans. Read story

In this image taken from video provided by Justus Rainey, passengers move away from a plane as smoke surrounded the aircraft, in Denver, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Aircraft catches fire after landing in Denver, sending passengers onto wing as smoke engulfs plane

In this image taken from video provided by Justus Rainey, passengers move away from a plane as smoke surrounded the aircraft, in Denver, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

March 14, 2025, 2:00pm Business

A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. Read story

FILE - Mehmet Oz speaks during a campaign rally in Pennsburg, Pa., Nov. 7, 2022.

Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts

FILE - Mehmet Oz speaks during a campaign rally in Pennsburg, Pa., Nov. 7, 2022.

March 14, 2025, 1:33pm Health

Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Read story

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024.

Trump pledges to ‘expel rogue actors’ in political speech at Justice Department

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024.

March 14, 2025, 1:30pm Nation & World

President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday to rally support for his administration’s tough-on-crime agenda, an appearance expected to double as a victory lap after he emerged legally and politically unscathed from two federal prosecutions that were dismissed after his election win last fall. Read story

FILE - Jonna Higgins-Freese, left, of Iowa City, Iowa, hugs a woman waiting for her immigration check-in outside of the  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 4, 2025.

Once-routine immigration check-ins become high-stakes calculation as some are detained

FILE - Jonna Higgins-Freese, left, of Iowa City, Iowa, hugs a woman waiting for her immigration check-in outside of the  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 4, 2025.

March 14, 2025, 1:28pm Latest News

When a couple from Colombia who was planning their wedding showed up for a check-in with U.S. immigration authorities, one was given his next appointment date. The other was detained and deported. Read story

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference regarding the new tariffs that the United States has placed on Canada, at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Donald Trump is reviving the fortunes of governments and leaders that talk tough against him

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference regarding the new tariffs that the United States has placed on Canada, at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

March 14, 2025, 1:16pm Latest News

Canada’s governing Liberal Party appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year. Then Donald Trump declared economic war and threatened to annex the entire country as a 51st state. Now the Canadian Liberals and their new prime minister could come out on top. Read story

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump listens as Steve Witkoff speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.

US envoy is taking Putin’s comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin official says

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump listens as Steve Witkoff speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.

March 14, 2025, 11:45am Latest News

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow’s thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. Read story

An image of late actor Gene Hackman is seen on a screen during an “In Memoriam” segment at the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Patrick T.

Gene Hackman was driving near home 3 months before his death, report says

An image of late actor Gene Hackman is seen on a screen during an “In Memoriam” segment at the 97th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Patrick T.

March 14, 2025, 11:33am Nation & World

The longtime personal contractor for Gene Hackman and his wife has opened up about his shock upon discovering their bodies, saying that he had seen the 95-year-old actor driving near his Santa Fe, New Mexico, home, just three months before his death, even though an autopsy showed that he had… Read story