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A Social Security Administration office building is seen Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

Under Trump, Social Security resumes what it once called ‘clawback cruelty’

A Social Security Administration office building is seen Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

March 15, 2025, 6:00am Nation & World

A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of the people it was meant to help. Read story

FILE - A poster with images of shooting victims from left, Cristina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn, Richard Aspinwall and Christian Angulo is displayed at a memorial outside Apalachee High School, Sept. 10, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis

FILE - A poster with images of shooting victims from left, Cristina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn, Richard Aspinwall and Christian Angulo is displayed at a memorial outside Apalachee High School, Sept. 10, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

March 15, 2025, 6:00am Nation & World

NOTE : If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Read story

A woman looks at products in the aisle of a store as her daughter naps in the shopping cart Dec. 14, 2010, in Waco, Texas.

About 60% of U.S. diet is ultraprocessed foods, but what are they and are they bad for you?

A woman looks at products in the aisle of a store as her daughter naps in the shopping cart Dec. 14, 2010, in Waco, Texas.

March 15, 2025, 5:51am Health

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Read story

People protest the removal of the word ǃútransgenderǃù from the Stonewall National Monument website during a rally outside of The Stonewall Inn on Feb. 14, 2025, in New York City. The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument website on Thursday and now only refers to those who are lesbian, gay and bisexual. Located in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, the Stonewall Inn became a national monument in 2016 under former President Barack Obama, and was the country’s first national park site dedicated to LGBTQ+ history.

Transgender Americans weigh leaving US over Trump’s policies. Some already have

People protest the removal of the word ǃútransgenderǃù from the Stonewall National Monument website during a rally outside of The Stonewall Inn on Feb. 14, 2025, in New York City. The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument website on Thursday and now only refers to those who are lesbian, gay and bisexual. Located in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, the Stonewall Inn became a national monument in 2016 under former President Barack Obama, and was the country’s first national park site dedicated to LGBTQ+ history.

March 15, 2025, 5:38am Nation & World

Alexia Nunez presumed “things were going to be pretty bad” for transgender people under President Donald Trump, given his campaign rhetoric, but had decided to stick it out in the U.S. “as long as possible.” Read story

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of four aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 14, 2025.

SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of four aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 14, 2025.

March 14, 2025, 5:14pm Business

The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair’s return after nine long months. Read story

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