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RFK Jr. boots all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.

Why some see the dollar's drop as a sign America is losing its financial might

The dollar has just posted its worst first-half of a year since 1973. And now investors wonder — is it a sign that America is losing its financial standing?

The sign outside the San Diego City Administration building in downtown is shown on June 16, 2025.

San Diego Council committee passes $25 minimum wage for hospitality workers

On Wednesday, the San Diego City Council's Select Committee on Addressing Cost of Living unanimously passed a proposal to raise the minimum wage of hospitality workers in the city to $25 an hour.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says faith-based, 12-step and farm- or camp-centered programs should be a major part of the U.S. addiction response. Here, he visits the First Baptist Church food pantry in New York City last year.

RFK Jr. says he'll fix the overdose crisis. Critics say his plan is risky

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

The (artificial intelligence) therapist can see you now

Many AI products claim to deliver mental health therapy, but with little quality control. But new research suggests with the right training, AI can be effective at helping people.

The soundtrack to 'KPop Demon Hunters' surges on the charts

Amid a cluster of top 10 album debuts this week, there's a left-field hit with staying power: the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters, which surges into the top five.

Joseph Ramirez's gravesite in Eternal Valley Memorial Park.

They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV

A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the state, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.

As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers

The Trump administration defunded the National Institute of Health's MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.

Oil wells in the Kern River Oil Field near Bakersfield. Oil and gas companies would have to pay into a climate superfund if the state enacts the legislation.

Should polluters pay? California’s climate ‘superfund’ plan may have stalled

Proposed legislation hasn’t moved out of the state Assembly or Senate, raising questions about how far California will go in its efforts to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damage.

Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars?

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

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