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Health-care

US bars federal funding of gender-affirming care for minors

US bars federal funding of gender-affirming care for minors

  • Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

The rule does not ban the procedures but removes the federal support that makes them accessible to millions of low-income children.

Celebrities Who Have Chosen A Life Without Alcohol

Celebrities Who Have Chosen A Life Without Alcohol

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For many celebrities, giving up alcohol has been about taking back control, improving their well-being, or simply feeling better day-to-day. While everyone’s journey is different, these stars have all spoken openly about changing their relationship with alcohol. Here are a few celebrities wh…

US recommends vaccinations only for 11 core inoculations, says Trump

US recommends vaccinations only for 11 core inoculations, says Trump

  • Reuters

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations.

A single US measles outbreak can cost millions of dollars, study estimates

A single US measles outbreak can cost millions of dollars, study estimates

  • Nancy Lapid Reuters

A single measles outbreak cost US society more than $5 million last year, according to a new study

US FDA approves first mRNA flu shot from Moderna

US FDA approves first mRNA flu shot from Moderna

  • Reuters

The FDA has approved Moderna's flu vaccine for people aged 50 and older, marking the first approval of a messenger RNA-based vaccine for seasonal flu.

FDA Approves Moderna's mRNA Flu Vaccine.

FDA Approves Moderna's mRNA Flu Vaccine.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Moderna's mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA.

RFK Jr. pushes measles vaccine and blames Fauci's COVID-19 handling

RFK Jr. pushes measles vaccine and blames Fauci's COVID-19 handling

  • Emily R. Condon USA Today Network

Amid a record-breaking measles outbreak, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraged Americans to get the MMR vaccine ahead of back-to-school season and blamed COVID-19 lockdowns for the measles cases.

Ohio reports 3rd measles outbreak of 2026; US cases hit 35-year high

Ohio reports 3rd measles outbreak of 2026; US cases hit 35-year high

    Ohio reports its third measles outbreak of 2026 in Ashtabula and Tuscarawas Counties as cases nationwide hit a 35-year high.

    RFK Jr Urges Parents To Vaccinate Children Against Measles

    RFK Jr Urges Parents To Vaccinate Children Against Measles

      U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has urged parents to vaccinate their children against measles as the country experiences its largest outbreak in more than three decades.

      4 things Fauci's diary reveals about COVID, Trump and fame

      4 things Fauci's diary reveals about COVID, Trump and fame

        The pages give insights into Fauci’s thoughts on everything from COVID-19’s origins and the ensuing public health responses to his contentious relationship with Trump and Fauci’s own celebrity.

        Fauci Faces Possible Contempt Vote After Senate Hearing

        Fauci Faces Possible Contempt Vote After Senate Hearing

          Former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci could face a contempt of Congress vote after repeatedly refusing to answer questions during a U.S. Senate hearing on the Covid-19 pandemic.

          Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment, declines to answer at Rand Paul hearing

          Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment, declines to answer at Rand Paul hearing

            WASHINGTON — Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accusing Republican Sen. Rand Paul of an "unhinged" campaign to see him imprisoned.

            States call out big businesses with employees on Medicaid

            States call out big businesses with employees on Medicaid

              As the deadline looms for states to enforce new work requirements, some state lawmakers seek to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolled in the government program covering low-income and disabled people.

              Fashion in crisis: How weight-loss drugs are affecting an entire industry

              Fashion in crisis: How weight-loss drugs are affecting an entire industry

                "If everybody's on Ozempic, there won't be enough humans in the world to alter those dresses." This bridal shop owner has already seen how Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs can dramatically 'alter' wedding dresses. Watch The Ozempic Effect: Beyond the Waistline on CBC Gem.

                Local News

                Photos: Look inside Tucson's newest casino before it opens Nov. 15

                Photos: Look inside Tucson's newest casino before it opens Nov. 15

                Members of the press toured the newest Casino Del Sol location for a preview of the game floor on Tuesday morning.

                Phoenix lands new seasonal flight to Oaxaca for Day of the Dead

                Phoenix lands new seasonal flight to Oaxaca for Day of the Dead

                PHOENIX — The latest flight route between Arizona and Mexico is a new city for the airline with the largest flight capacity at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

                Watch new footage of "Cinco" the jaguar in Southern Arizona

                Watch new footage of "Cinco" the jaguar in Southern Arizona

                The rare jaguar caught on camera in same spot as other wildlife.

                Photos: Weathering Tucson's summer heat

                Photos: Weathering Tucson's summer heat

                Arizona Daily Star photographers capture summer heat across Southern Arizona.

                State & Regional

                Lawyers for molested girls ask AZ Supreme Court to reconsider church immunity

                Lawyers for molested girls ask AZ Supreme Court to reconsider church immunity

                PHOENIX — The attorneys for two girls molested for years by their father are making a last-ditch effort to convince the Arizona Supreme Court it was wrong in holding the Mormon church immune from liability over what its bishops and others knew.

                Parents accused of being intoxicated and walking kids in Arizona heat

                Parents accused of being intoxicated and walking kids in Arizona heat

                GLENDALE — Two parents were arrested after police said that, while they were intoxicated, they forced their kids to walk in triple-digit heat.

                Another Arizona officer accused of misusing Flock system

                Another Arizona officer accused of misusing Flock system

                GOODYEAR — A police officer was placed on administrative leave after investigators found that he may have improperly used an automated license plate reader, according to an Aug. 11 statement released by the Goodyear Police Department.

                Judge: Fontes wrong to call ESAs 'vouchers' in ballot explanation

                Judge: Fontes wrong to call ESAs 'vouchers' in ballot explanation

                A judge ruled Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acted illegally by using the term "vouchers" to describe the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, stating it was misleading since the program legally differs from traditional voucher systems.

                Nation & World

                Trump sued over service that offers paid early access to posts

                Trump sued over service that offers paid early access to posts

                Trump Media & Technology Group charges up to $100,000 a month for early access to 10 high-profile social media accounts, including Trump's own.

                Trump: Swap put his plane in  'greater risk'

                Trump: Swap put his plane in 'greater risk'

                WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkey last month at the direction of the U.S. Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable than Air Force One.

                Trump doesn't dismiss declaring national emergency to restrict voting

                Trump doesn't dismiss declaring national emergency to restrict voting

                President Donald Trump isn’t dismissing the possibility that he could declare a national security emergency in an attempt to establish new voting restrictions that have stalled in the Senate, telling an interviewer that “stranger things have happened.”

                Sources: White House sought new Reflecting Pool charges

                Sources: White House sought new Reflecting Pool charges

                They said the White House asked the Justice Department to explore new charges after a prosecutor angered President Trump by moving to dismiss cases.

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                Photos: Look inside Tucson's newest casino before it opens Nov. 15

                Photos: Look inside Tucson's newest casino before it opens Nov. 15

                Slain U of A student's boyfriend had history of violence, court records say

                Slain U of A student's boyfriend had history of violence, court records say

                Another Arizona officer accused of misusing Flock system

                Another Arizona officer accused of misusing Flock system

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                Crime

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                Contributor content. The crypto market does not move in a straight line. It rises, cools off, and builds again.

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                Reactive vs. Planned Tire Programs for Tucson Fleets in Summer

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                Contributor content. Learn the benefits of planned tire programs for Tucson freight vehicles during the summer months.

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                Into Action Recovery Shows What a Men-Only Addiction Program Looks Like

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                What Really Happens When You Call for Emergency HVAC Help at 2 AM

                What Really Happens When You Call for Emergency HVAC Help at 2 AM

                Affiliate content. Learn what to do if you need an emergency HVAC repair. 

                Buying or Selling a Midwest Home? What the HVAC System Is Really Worth at Closing

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                What Your Home's Age Reveals About the HVAC Problems Coming Your Way

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                Crime

                Slain U of A student's boyfriend had history of violence, court records say

                Slain U of A student's boyfriend had history of violence, court records say

                A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend had a history of violence and sexual assault, court documents show, and had recently been expelled from the University of Arizona.

                Pair sentenced in Tucson murder case

                Pair sentenced in Tucson murder case

                Two people who accepted plea agreements in the 2024 killing of a Tucson Good Samaritan were sentenced Friday in Pima County Superior Court.

                Man accused of killing Tucson girlfriend arrested in Germany, police say

                Man accused of killing Tucson girlfriend arrested in Germany, police say

                A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Tucson, whose body was discovered Thursday, flew to Germany the same day and was arrested when he arrived, police say.

                Man accused in Tucson mass shooting jailed without bond

                Man accused in Tucson mass shooting jailed without bond

                David Leroy French, 21, appeared in court Friday facing 29 charges tied to the Tucson mass shooting that injured nine people. He'll be held without bond ahead of his Aug. 11 bond hearing.

                Politics

                Arizona's fake electors case dropped — for now

                Arizona's fake electors case dropped — for now

                A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge on Tuesday granted the motion by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes to drop the charges of fraud, forgery and conspiracy that were originally filed in 2024 against 11 Republicans who claimed that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

                Figure in Arizona's fake electors case holds big White House role

                Figure in Arizona's fake electors case holds big White House role

                A figure in Arizona's "fake electors" case continues to have an influential role in President Donald Trump's White House.

                Public access to immigration court increasingly prohibited

                Public access to immigration court increasingly prohibited

                Just months after President Donald Trump began his second term, courtroom doors were locked to outside observers at Fort Snelling Immigration Court in Minnesota.

                Colorado River tribes say feds left them out of final shortage talks

                Colorado River tribes say feds left them out of final shortage talks

                Arizona's largest and most senior water rights holder says it was left out of final discussions about the federal government's proposed plan to deal with ongoing water shortages in the Colorado River.

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