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US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

The decision marks a return to a public health strategy that was abandoned more than three decades ago

By The Associated Press●

Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling

By The Associated Press●

Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns

A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born

By The Associated Press●

Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers

“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters after emerging from a briefing.

By The Associated Press●

Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 attack on Capitol charged with explosives offense

A man was arrested on Thursday in the FBI’s nearly 5-year-old investigation into pipe bombs placed outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol

By The Associated Press●