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Members of the Ukrainian community in Taiwan, alongside Taiwanese supporters, gather outside Moscow's representative office in Taipei to protest the three-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate

Developments in the Ukraine-U.S. relationship have regularly made headline news in Taiwan lately. Many in Taiwan compare Ukraine's fate to its own, as China continues to threaten an invasion.

Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor in northeastern Virginia, had to complete a residency program in the U.S. after having already finished one in Afghanistan. He supports new state laws dropping such requirements for foreign-trained doctors.

To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.

Courts block Trump's DOGE actions — chaos, panic not proving to be best legal strategy

Some legal scholars say that the administration is bungling the chance to expand presidential power.

The control tower at the Reagan National Airport after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on approach to the airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

FAA data shows 30 near-misses at Reagan Airport

A commercial flight hit a military helicopter at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The airport has a history of crashes and near-misses going back decades.

An undated illustration shows President Donald Trump surrounded by documents representing lawsuits. California sued President Donald Trump's administration 123 times between 2017 and 2021. It's preparing more lawsuits as Trump returns to the White House.

We tracked California’s lawsuits against Donald Trump. Here’s where the state won — and lost

California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. Trump lost about two-thirds of cases filed against his administration, but that doesn’t guarantee the same results this time around.

Layoffs started Friday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce

As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.

UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Here's what he missed

The man charged in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was critical of U.S. health care. Experts say the system's problems are complex and can't be pinned on one player or industry.

Brad Reinhart, senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, tracks Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season, at the National Hurricane Center on July 1, 2024, in Miami.

Layoffs and potential closures of key facilities raise worries about NOAA's future

The Trump administration may end leases for some of NOAA's offices while the agency terminates several advisory committees at the important weather and climate agency.

Melissa Schneider places Israeli flags on a table at UC San Diego's campus on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The seats at the table represent hostages still in captivity.

UC San Diego students reflect on Oct. 7 attacks with display, vigils

The university’s chapter of Students Supporting Israel set up a table with a seat for each of the 101 hostages still in Hamas captivity. Other groups have vigils planned later in the day.

A lump of chewed up crinoid fragments from 66 million years ago is now at a museum in Denmark.

66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It's now a fossil in Denmark

The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.

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