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(APPLETON, WI) — A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, suffered from asthma, a chronic disease, that he treated with an Advair Diskus inhaler that allegedly cost him no more than $66. That […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump. The panel voted along party lines, 14-13. It was a high-stakes vote for Kennedy, as with the committee’s makeup it would have taken just one […]
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is planning to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, sources confirmed to ABC News. The Super Bowl 59 matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles comes one month after a terrorist drove a truck down Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New […]
(WASHINGTON) — International aid organizations are warning that humanitarian efforts in Gaza would be severely impacted if the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is shut down by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Musk said he was “in the process” of “shutting down” the agency — which oversees foreign aid, disaster relief and international […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to vote on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence in a closed-door session Tuesday afternoon. The vote follows Gabbard’s at-times contentious confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill on Thursday, where she was grilled over her views on government secrets leaker Edward Snowden and her […]
Kicki Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Image (LONDON) — At least five people were shot on Tuesday at an adult education facility in Orebro, Sweden, police said. “The extent of the injuries is unclear,” police said. “The operation is still ongoing.” Police said the shooter may be among the injured being treated at the hospital, […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump. The panel voted along party lines 14-13. It was a high-stakes vote for Kennedy, as with the committee’s makeup it would have taken just one […]
Mark Schiefelbein / POOL AP / AFP (WASHINGTON) — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and said the Central American nation has agreed to not only take in deported foreign nationals who committed crimes — but also jailed American citizens and permanent residents. Rubio called the agreement […]
Kicki Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Image (LONDON) — At least five people were shot on Tuesday at a school in Sweden, police said. “The extent of the injuries is unclear,” police said. “The operation is still ongoing.” This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. ABC News’ Joe Simonetti contributed to this […]
(WASHINGTON) — Nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who gained relief from deportation and obtained work permits in 2023 under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose those protections in April, according to an unpublished notice filed in the Federal Register. Last week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced she was canceling a recent extension of the […]
