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Former U.S. Agency for International Development employees terminated after the Trump administration effectively dismantled the agency collect their personal belongings at USAID headquarters on Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C.

A federal judge says the USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution

The judge wrote: "Musk made the decisions to shutdown USAID's headquarters and website even though he lacked the authority to make that decision." What does that mean for the agency's future?

Afghan men wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 line up as the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) distributes a monthly food ration to address fears of looming famine due to drought and winter conditions. Food for this delivery in January 2022 was largely supplied by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

How the gutting of USAID is reverberating around the world: Worry, despair, praise

Reactions to the changes in USAID run the gamut. Some leading voices — like Mexico's president — are in favor. Others fear that lives will be lost as health care programs are cut.

Trump freeze on resettlement funding leaves new refugees scrambling to adjust in U.S.

Thousands of newly arrived refugees lost financial support and help with setting up their new lives in America. Aid groups are challenging the freeze in court as they scramble to keep refugees housed.

The exterior of Hyspan Precision Products in Chula Vista is shown on March 3, 2025.

South Bay manufacturing company says tariffs will hurt business

Hyspan Precision Products in Chula Vista employs dozens of people in good-paying manufacturing jobs.

Rogue health insurance agents have been switching people into Affordable Care Act plans without their knowledge. Social media ads that falsely promise people money for groceries are part of the scheme, a lawsuit says.

Misleading ads part of schemes to gin up unauthorized ACA sign-ups, lawsuit alleges

Online ads touted free money for groceries to help lure people to call centers where some were enrolled in health insurance or unknowingly switched from their plans, a new lawsuit alleges.

Former President Jimmy Carter at the June 20, 1979 dedication ceremony for solar panels installed on the White House.

Jimmy Carter's environmental legacy set the foundation for today's climate action

Former President Jimmy Carter's work on energy efficiency and renewable energy were criticized, but it laid the groundwork for the country to address climate change now.

An aerial view shows homes burned in the Eaton Fire on February 05, 2025 in Altadena, California. More than 12,000 structures, many of them homes and businesses, were destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires.

Tough choices about whether to rebuild after LA wildfires

As Los Angeles begins a slow recovery from destructive and deadly wildfires, local planners are trying to strike a balance between expediting rebuilding and public safety.

The town of Peine, near the Salt flats and one of the closest towns to the lithium mining operations. 13th of April, 2024. Antofagasta, Chile.

How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members consider it a disaster.

The Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is seen, Oct. 14, 2015.

Some acne treatments from brands like Walgreens, La Roche-Posay voluntarily recalled

The FDA tested 95 products containing benzoyl peroxide, an ingredient widely used to treat acne that can form benzene as a byproduct. It found that six products could have more benzene than usual.

Federal funding freeze halts key infrastructure projects in tribal communities

Riverbank stabilization, lead and asbestos contamination are just some of the projects tribes planned to address before the Trump administration froze funds.

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