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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He faced more tough questions in his second confirmation hearing, held Thursday before the Senate HELP Committee.

RFK Jr., Trump's pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines again in Day 2 hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wanted "gold standard science" on vaccines, but when presented with compelling research, he cited reasons to doubt it.

The U.S. Army has identified two of the three service members who were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed into an American Airlines flight over the Potomac River. They were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Md., pictured left, and Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Ga.

Army withholds name of Black Hawk helicopter crew in D.C. crash, 2 others identified

At the request of the family, the Army is not going to release the name of the female member of the Black Hawk crew killed in Wednesday's crash. The withholding of the name is a highly unusual move.

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos testifies during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the bureau in December 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, making way for Trump's pick

Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate an appointee to lead the bureau during key preparations for the 2030 census.

Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.

Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.

Map: See the aircraft's paths before they collided near Washington, D.C.

Investigators say there are likely no survivors in the deadly aircraft collision that occurred Wednesday evening above the icy waters of the Potomac river.

English singer Marianne Faithfull in her Kensington flat in 1965.

Marianne Faithfull, '60s icon and evolving pop star, has died at 78

The 1964 hit "As Tears Go By," penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, made her a star, but Marianne Faithfull demonstrated a remarkable ability to change with the times.

Consumer spending kept the U.S. economy humming in October, November and December. The economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% during the quarter.

The U.S. economy is still doing well as Americans continue to spend

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in the final months of 2024, largely fueled by robust consumer spending. The economy ended the year 2.5% larger than it was a year earlier.

A firefighter at the site of Border Fire 2 on Jan. 24, 2025 in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area near Otay Mesa, Calif.

Firefighters fully contain burn zone of 6,625-acre border-area fire

Firefighters working to snuff out all remaining hot spots at the site of a wildfire that scorched some 10 square miles of remote terrain in the far southern reaches of the San Diego area over the past week had the sprawling burn zone fully contained Thursday.

A homeless man on a bicycle is shown in front of tents in downtown San Diego in this undated photo.

Volunteers participate in early morning census of San Diego County's homeless population

Hundreds of volunteers will take to San Diego County's streets Thursday morning as the region prepares for its annual Point-In- Time Count, a yearly census of the county's homeless population.

First responders search the crash site of American Airlines flight 5342 along the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Thursday.

What we know about the midair plane and helicopter crash near Washington, D.C.

Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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