Judge Strikes Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies in Blow to Trump’s Health Agenda
3/16/2026 5:46 PM Open Story
Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government had not based its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and revising the childhood immunization schedule.
In Tense Meeting, Mehmet Oz Pressed Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens
3/16/2026 1:17 PM Open Story
Most groups defended their support for medical intervention. But the Society for Plastic Surgeons broke with the consensus.
No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia
3/16/2026 1:07 PM Open Story
A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”
Cuba Ready to Accept Outside Investment, Top Official Says
3/16/2026 5:02 PM Open Story
President Trump’s words came amid a nationwide blackout and as a top Cuban official said his country would move to open the economy to foreign investors.
Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations
3/16/2026 6:54 PM Open Story
The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.
With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War
3/16/2026 11:53 AM Open Story
A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.
Trump Claims an Ex-President Confided His Regrets on Iran. But Who?
3/16/2026 5:05 PM Open Story
The New York Times reached out to people close to President Trump’s predecessors. They disputed Mr. Trump’s claims.
Fire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say
3/16/2026 2:33 PM Open Story
The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean.
Richard Grenell: From Trump Cabinet Hopeful to Ex-Kennedy Center Manager
3/16/2026 6:04 PM Open Story
Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump’s secretary of state. Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.
Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Oscars
3/16/2026 8:06 AM Open Story
There was a lot to take in, from Michael B. Jordan’s thrilling win to the perplexing “bum drum.”
How ‘Marty Supreme’ and Timothée Chalamet Went Home With No Oscars
3/16/2026 2:51 PM Open Story
A few years ago, the indie studio A24 was luxuriating in Academy Awards. On Sunday it was shut out entirely.
For Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment)
3/16/2026 9:57 AM Open Story
The ceremony figured out how to celebrate movies and the people who make them. It even understood Robert Redford’s place in American cinema.
War Isn’t the Only Thing on Trump’s Mind
3/16/2026 2:41 PM Open Story
President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.
Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol
3/16/2026 3:27 PM Open Story
The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January.
Airport Security Lines Grow as TSA Goes Unpaid in Partial Shutdown
3/16/2026 6:37 PM Open Story
“There’s going to be a breaking point sooner or later,” one union official warned, with travelers at some airports being told to arrive three hours ahead of time.
Dinner and No Drinks: Restaurants Are Struggling as Americans Drink Less
3/16/2026 10:55 AM Open Story
Traditionally a reliable revenue stream for restaurants, alcoholic drinks are down markedly — and the bottom line is, too.
In Deep-Red Idaho, a Republican Rift Over Schools and ‘Parental Choice’
3/16/2026 9:22 AM Open Story
Does “choice” in Idaho mean vouchers for private-school tuition or publicly funded remote learning that has brought AP classes and advanced math to the state’s rural reaches?
My Mother’s Dying Wish Took Me on a Trip I’ll Never Forget
3/16/2026 11:33 AM Open Story
What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.
Kouri Richins Found Guilty of Poisoning Her Husband in Utah Murder Trial
3/16/2026 6:54 PM Open Story
Kouri Richins was accused of mixing a lethal dose of fentanyl into a drink she made for her husband. She later wrote a children’s book about coping with grief.
Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch
3/16/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.
I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.
3/16/2026 12:08 PM Open Story
Richard Bookstaber warns that what appears to be disparate forces adding risk to our economy are all part of one deeply connected system.
How Trump Destroyed the Aura of the Wartime President
3/16/2026 6:15 PM Open Story
Even as he’s wrecking American institutions, he is revealing the limits of his cultural influence.
A Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
3/16/2026 3:09 PM Open Story
Also, Trump raises the possibility of the U.S. “taking Cuba.” Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
We Want to Hear From Parents and Doctors About Vaccines
3/16/2026 2:29 PM Open Story
Medical groups and the Trump administration are in a battle over vaccine recommendations. What are your questions and concerns?
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Is Sentenced to 18 Years on Federal Fraud Charges
3/16/2026 1:35 PM Open Story
Carie Hallford, 49, and her husband failed to provide cremation and burial services they had promised to grieving families, prosecutors said.
Judy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters
3/16/2026 2:18 PM Open Story
On the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place,” she played one of TV’s first Black female antagonists. She was also a fixture in blaxploitation films.
ICE Releases Columbia Protester Who Was Held for One Year
3/16/2026 4:25 PM Open Story
Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.
4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in a Fast-Moving Queens Fire
3/16/2026 5:33 PM Open Story
The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve people were injured, at least one critically.