A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rescind earlier instructions telling agencies to “promptly determine whether these employees should be retained at the agency.” The directions, communicated in a Jan. 20 memo and Feb. 14 internal email, are “illegal” and “should be stopped, rescinded,” Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of...
An unusual player sauntered onto the green at the PGA National Tour on Thursday afternoon, but a quick-thinking golfer shooed it away before it wreaked any havoc. Billy Horschel went face-to-face with an alligator in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. After the reptile interrupted his game, the golfer grabbed a 60-degree wedge to poke the gator...
A famous Los Angeles basketball franchise that’s struggling to stay on top of its game has a new president — and she’s shaking things up. No, it’s not the Lakers or team president and owner Jeannie Buss. But both were inspirations for the new Netflix comedy “Running Point,” which follows Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) after...
WASHINGTON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said there is “value” in an agreement that President Donald Trump is pursuing on Ukrainian mineral rights to repay some of the $500 billion in military aid that the U.S. has sent in support of the country’s war against Russia. Starmer, who met with Trump at the White...
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is set to return for a 13th season in 2025, ending speculation that the 35-year-old might retire. The news was confirmed on social media via Kelce’s podcast “New Heights.” Earlier on Thursday, Kelce told ESPN’s Pat McAfee he was “coming back for sure.” “Going to try and get...
Politicians, lawsuits and a judicial order are pushing on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to become more transparent. A lawsuit was filed Thursday attempting to force DOGE to follow the transparency rules that apply to much of the government. The suit, brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit devoted to protecting endangered...
A federal appeals court struck down provisions in two Arizona voting laws that sought to increase proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration, saying this week that parts of the law amounted to “voter suppression.” The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, upholds the findings of a lower court that...
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of well-established vaccines, said Wednesday that his department is tracking an outbreak of measles that has infected more than 100 people and killed a child in Texas. But he played down the consequence of the resurgence — 25 years after the...
The Food and Drug Administration’s abrupt decision on Wednesday to cancel next month’s vaccine advisory committee meeting — where experts recommend the strains for next season’s flu shot — is raising concerns about whether the U.S. will have enough of the vaccine for the next flu season. Drugmakers already face a tight deadline each year...
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will not return to the team this season, he announced Thursday. Popovich, 76, suffered a stroke in November. He has not coached a game since Oct. 31. “I’ve decided not to return to the sidelines this season,” Popovich said in a statement released by the team Thursday. “...