WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention blocked publication of a study showing COVID-19 vaccines reduced severe illness by about half last winter, citing methodology concerns that have divided public health experts and sparked accusations of political interference.
Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya delayed publication of a March 2026 study showing COVID-19 vaccines reduced hospitalization risk by 55% for healthy adults.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially rolled out his $124.7 billion spending plan Tuesday as he patted himself on the back for closing a so-called multibillion-dollar budget gap with short-term fixes — but included a menu of hidden fee hikes.
Fiscal watchdogs poked holes in Hizzoner’s cheers that his first-ever budget was “evidence of a new era of government in our city” as his administration touted numerous ways the city would hold onto $1.7 billion over the next two years.
Charter enrollment has grown significantly in recent years, even as traditional public schools lost students, according to a 2025 report by the Texas A&M University Private Enterprise Research Center.
In many counties with growing populations, traditional independent school districts (ISDs) still saw enrollment declines.
“A majority of it is the constant battle with the city over the graffiti and the crime stuff here, the constant massive tax increase, everything is increasing,” Bodwell told Fox News Digital in an interview Tuesday.
Jon Bodwell, whose family founded Delta Camshaft in 1977, said he has been forced to live inside his business because the cost of operating in Washington has become too high.
The move followed days of disruptive protests during a special session to redistrict congressional maps.
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A United States Court of Appeals on Tuesday paused a lower court’s order that determined President Donald Trump overstepped his authority with his latest attempt at global tariffs.
The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 last week that Trump overstepped his authority by invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% global import duty, which he did without congressional approval.
Abdidwahid Mohamed, the owner of Minnesota Food Grocery LLC, allegedly used EBT cards registered to others to purchase items at Sam’s Club and Costco in 2021 before turning around and reselling them in his store, Fox 9 Minneapolis reported.
“Minneapolis didn’t become America’s fraud capital by accident,” Dalia al-Aqidi, a Republican running for Congress in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told Fox News Digital.
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