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RFK Jr. calls FDA a ‘sock puppet’ for industries in private speech to agency staff
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at one point saying that the agency “became a sock puppet” for the industries it was meant to regulate.
Lawyer: Government playing a ‘game’ by not providing information on mistakenly deported Maryland man
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, attorney for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, discusses today’s court hearing and the government’s inability to provide any information about his client’s current whereabouts.
Judge permits Trump admin to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil
An immigration judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil just a month after his arrest prompted national outrage and marked the start of the federal government’s broader crackdown…
CNBC’s Official MLB Team Valuations 2025: Here’s how the 30 franchises stack up
The average Major League Baseball team is worth $2.62 billion, according to CNBC’s official MLB valuations.
Florida art dealer jailed for selling fakes is arrested again for peddling phony Andy Warhols
A Florida art dealer who previously did time for selling fakes was arrested again, this time accused of selling phony Andy Warhols pieces.
GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to ‘market demand’
DETROIT — General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric BrightDrop delivery vans at a plant in Canada and will idle the facility through much of this year.
Federal judge refuses to block immigration enforcement operations in houses of worship
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington handed down the ruling in a lawsuit filed by more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans.
U.S. says it needs more time to provide information on mistakenly deported Maryland man
Trump administration attorneys said they haven’t had enough time to review the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling directing the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
Dominican families plead for remains of relatives killed in roof collapse amid autopsy backlogs
No nation in the world is equipped to conduct hundreds of autopsies in one day, the Minister of Public Health Victor Atallah said; the death toll as of Friday was 225 people.
New Netflix docuseries explores ‘Dark Side of Kidfluencing’
On the surface, Piper Rockelle’s massively popular YouTube channel was glossy, fun and kid friendly.
28 hikers, including 25 children, rescued on Arizona Hot Springs Trail from extreme heat
Extreme temperatures on the Arizona Hot Springs Trail left 28 hikers — 3 adults and 25 children with special needs — in need of rescue on Thursday, with trails now closed for the next few days.
New Jersey mayor’s feud with Jon Bon Jovi giving rocker’s charitable efforts for unhoused a bad name
A New Jersey mayor lashed out Friday at Jon Bon Jovi’s charitable, “pay it forward” restaurant, claiming the eatery is attracting a problematic number of unhoused people to the town of Toms River.
Why Trump’s attempt to pressure Beijing with ever-rising tariffs could backfire
Many U.S. trade partners have scrambled to offer concessions in exchange for lower U.S. tariffs, but ot China, which not only has not sought negotiations but has matched Trump tariff for tariff.
NTSB holds briefing on Hudson River helicopter crash
Watch live coverage as the National Transportation Safety Board holds a briefing on the fatal helicopter crash in the Hudson River.
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds won’t seek re-election in 2026
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday she will not seek re-election, a decision that means the Republican’s time as governor will come to an end just shy of the 10-year mark after the 2026 election.
The internet’s current favorite show is a fictional group chat on TikTok
Sydney Robinson is the showrunner, director, writer, cinematographer and star of the internet’s new favorite show: a series of TikToks about a girls’ group chat.
130 Jewish Georgetown members slam Trump for ‘weaponizing’ faith in Badar Khan Suri arrest
More than 130 Jewish members of the Georgetown University community in Washington, D.C., released a signed statement Friday in support of Badar Khan Suri, a Muslim postdoctoral scholar and professor at the school who was arrested and targeted for depor…
South Carolina prepares for second firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Long a method of execution associated with political terror or military justice, a firing squad is set to kill a South Carolina inmate on Friday, the second time the state will have carried out that method in the past five weeks.
The Coachella festival kicks off this weekend. Here’s how to watch from home.
Don’t have tickets for the 2025 Coachella festival?
Teddi Mellencamp posts before-and-after pics of last 4 months of cancer journey
Teddi Mellencamp can’t believe how much her life has changed in just four months.
Video captures woman having stroke on TikTok Live: ‘One of the scariest things’
As Kristie Kaluza started a TikTok livestream to advertise some jewelry, she suddenly felt as if she fainted.
Small plane crashes near Boca Raton Airport in Florida
A small plane crashed Friday morning near the Boca Raton Airport in Florida, according to police and NBC South Florida.
What we know about Hudson River helicopter crash
A family of five visiting from Spain and the pilot were killed when what was meant to be a helicopter joyride over Manhattan to celebrate a birthday careened into unimaginable tragedy Thursday afternoon.
Lori Vallow’s brother says he had ‘no doubt’ she conspired to kill her fourth husband
The brother of “doomsday mom” Lori Vallow Daybell testified Thursday that when he learned of Charles Vallow’s death in 2019, he had “no doubt” she conspired to kill him.
Lucy Markovic, ‘Australia’s Next Top Model’ star, dies at 27 of rare brain condition
Australian model Lucy Markovic, a star of “Australia’s Next Top Model,” has died of a rare brain condition, her representatives announced Thursday.