WASHINGTON — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S. senator: He would not change the nation’s current vaccination schedule. But on Tuesday, speaking for the first time to thousands of U.S. Health and Human Services agency employees, he vowed to investigate the childhood vaccine schedule that prevents measles, polio and other dangerous diseases. “Nothing is going to be off limits,” Kennedy said, adding that pesticides, food additives, microplastics, antidepressants and the electromagnetic waves emitted by cellphones and microwaves also would be studied. Kennedy’s…
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Oakland Asm. Buffy Wicks is back with a proposal to fund affordable housing, after it failed to make it to the November ballot last year. East Bay Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks and state Senator Christopher Cabaldon, a Yolo County Democrat, on Tuesday brought back a proposal to place a $10 billion bond for affordable housing programs on the June 2026 ballot after failing to get a measure on the November 2024 ballot. If approved, it would authorize general obligation bonds for low-income rental housing and supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness, among other purposes. “These bonds are a necessary step to…
The Chicago Blackhawks’ first practice since the NHL took a break for the 4 Nations Face-Off looked more like a series of training camp drills than a typical midseason session. They worked on passing and two-man rushes before breaking down into spirited group scrimmages. Did the players need to get back to basics after a week-and-a-half-long layoff? “Oh, always,” Nick Foligno said after practice at Fifth Third Arena on Tuesday. “The coaches always have anxiety when you go away for that long and then to make sure they get their stamp on you. “Today was a work day. We knew…
A search of online listings showed seven standalone homes in the greater Perth region were for less than the proposed threshold. Seven. A search of online listings showed seven standalone homes in the greater Perth region were for less than the proposed threshold. Seven. Opinion Connor McGoverne 9 News Perth state politics reporter February 19, 2025 — 8.31am February 19, 2025 — 8.31am A “disappointing kick in the nuts for first home buyers” is how one property expert described Labor’s election promise to raise the stamp duty-free threshold from $450,000 to $500,000. The derision comes because a search of online…
A Los Angeles jury reached a verdict in the trial of A$AP Rocky, who faces two felony charges related to an alleged 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
“New York’s proposed Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act offers a practical solution to two pressing challenges: preserving historic houses of worship and addressing the state’s severe housing crisis.” Adi Talwar A church in Upper Manhattan. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! Across the country, houses of worship—churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples—have long been the heart of their communities. Yet these cherished institutions face a dual crisis. Nearly 70 percent are over 50 years old, requiring costly repairs or even major structural rehabilitation. At the same time, membership and attendance are declining nationwide, leaving dwindling…
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Chris Janaro Tenant organizers with the Housing Justice for All Coalition rallying at the Capitol building in Albany on March 19, 2024. The State Senate will hold a hearing this week on the Housing Access Voucher Program, one of the bills they’ve been pushing to pass. Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Know…
First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, who oversees the city’s housing and economic development work, announced plans to resign alongside three other top City Hall officials. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Maria Torres-Springer, at the podium, with Mayor Adams at a housing-related press conference last week. Four of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ deputy mayors, including top housing official Maria Torres-Springer, resigned Monday amid ongoing turmoil at City Hall over the mayor’s dealings with President Donald Trump. The tumult comes a week after Trump’s Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors to drop their corruption and bribery case against the mayor, saying the…
Amid increasing calls to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is weighing a complicated set of considerations. Amid increasing calls to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is weighing a complicated set of considerations. Amid increasing calls to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is weighing a complicated set of considerations. There is little doubt, as far as the New York State Constitution is concerned, that Gov. Kathy Hochul has the power to remove Mayor Eric Adams of New York City from…
Corrections officers, without their union’s approval, refused to show up for work to protest what they say are hazardous conditions and severe staff shortages. Corrections officers, without their union’s approval, refused to show up for work to protest what they say are hazardous conditions and severe staff shortages. Corrections officers, without their union’s approval, refused to show up for work to protest what they say are hazardous conditions and severe staff shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul threatened on Tuesday to use the National Guard to ensure the safety of New York’s prisons after wildcat strikes by corrections officers spread to more…
Federal prosecutors in Tampa on Tuesday charged seven purported members of a South American theft group that allegedly targeted the homes of professional athletes.
The Moab Museum is now displaying “U92: Moab’s Uranium Legacy,” a new immersive exhibition chronicling the Cold War-era uranium boom, its bust and its lasting effects on the community, economy and environment. The Moab Museum is set to debut “U92: Moab’s Uranium Legacy,” a new immersive exhibition chronicling the Cold War-era uranium boom, its bust and its lasting effects on the community, economy and environment. The Moab Museum is now displaying “U92: Moab’s Uranium Legacy,” a new immersive exhibition chronicling the Cold War-era uranium boom, its bust and its lasting effects on the community, economy and environment. The exhibit, which…
The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving improper Social Security payments
A U.S. Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard critical air traffic control messages instructing it to fly behind the commercial regional jet it ultimately collided with midair at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Jan. 29, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Additionally, the helicopter crew may have received inaccurate altitude data inside the cockpit, NTSB officials said at a media briefing at NTSB headquarters about the ongoing investigation. The on-scene investigation of the collision of the American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, and a UH-60 on a flight over the Potomac River has concluded, Jennifer Homendy,…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to help families hoping to expand their families through in vitro fertilization by reducing costs for the procedure
A judge did not issue a ruling following a hearing Tuesday at which five unions sought to keep the Trump administration from carrying out mass government layoffs.
In the blue states, the percentage of repeat Tesla buyers fell, from 72% in the last quarter of 2023 to 65% in the last quarter of 2024. Cars are loaded on trucks outside the US car maker Tesla’s German factory near Berlin. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) By Chris Isidore | CNN New York — Tesla sales are in an unprecedented slide. Competitors are rapidly gaining ground. There’s a lot of bad news for Tesla lately – but it’s unclear if the politics of its polarizing CEO, Elon Musk, are to blame. What is known is that Tesla had…
De La Salle rises into Top 3, Milpitas moves into rankings as section playoffs get underway. Riordan’s Ryder Bush (5) dunks the ball against Valley Christian in the third quarter at Valley Christian in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (22-1) Previous ranking: 1 Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 65-40, Valley Christian 83-36 Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m. No. 2 SALESIAN (25-2) Previous ranking: 2 Since last ranking:…
High school girls basketball rankings: Half Moon Bay enters the rankings, Oakland Tech cracks the Top 10 alongside St. Ignatius Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (20-3) Previous ranking: 1 Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan 71-50, Sacred Heart Cathedral 69-23 Next game: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 6:30 p.m. No. 2 ACALANES (27-1) Previous ranking: 2 Last week: Beat Campolindo 86-20, Clayton Valley Charter 73-39 Next game: Feb. 26 vs. winner of Piedmont vs. Cardinal Newman in NCS Open Division semifinal No. 3 PINEWOOD (19-3) Previous ranking: 3 Last…
Gabby Petito was 22 years old when her 23-year-old boyfriend, Brian Laundrie killed her in 2021 during a cross-country American road trip in a van that they documented online. Their pictures on social media did not show the warning signs that were later uncovered in text messages and letters. During a recent interview with ABC News, Petito’s mother, Nichole Schmid, was in tears when she talked about the Moab City Police Department’s officer bodycam video showing her daughter in Utah asking for help to call her mother after a man reported Laundrie had slapped her in the face. After Laundrie…