Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s war on vaccines has taken a concerning twist. The former environmental lawyer, who has no background in medicine, bragged to a reporter that he ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to abandon its official position that “vaccines do not cause autism.” Kennedy, 71, told The New York […]

The act of dating involves swiping until your thumb cramps, matching with people who never speak, and somehow still ending up on a first date with someone who says they’re “actually not really looking to date right now.” There are apps for every niche (farmers, gamers, people who really love astrology), and yet it’s still […]

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has announced a flurry of steps this week aimed at thwarting Islamic groups in the state, moves that both worry and baffle Muslims and religious experts. On Tuesday, he declared that the Council on American-Islamic Relations, one of the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights groups, was a foreign […]

Eagle-eyed Reddit users uncovered the unhygienic eatery as Pho Love in Milpitas -- prompting Santa Clara County health officials to uncover a slew of health violations.

"We fully briefed the president, as a victim of this case, at the White House, providing him with all of the details of our investigation, and the president was satisfied with the results and where we left it."

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Think of a woman in your community who's making a big difference. KELOLAND Media Group wants you to nominate that person for the Remarkable Women initiative. It's a program put on by KELOLAND's parent company Nexstar Media Group. 125 women will be selected for the honor, including two in KELOLAND. [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- After deliberating for more than a day, the jury in the case against Kurt Smit did not come to a unanimous decision. Smit is accused of two counts of sexual contact without consent. Three women testified saying Smit touched their breasts and private parts when giving them a massage in [...]

The Texas Office of the Attorney General on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to use a newly redrawn, Republican-friendly congressional voting map for the 2026 midterm elections. Texas sought the justices’ intervention after a panel of federal judges in El Paso on Tuesday blocked the map from going into effect in […]

To state the obvious: President Donald Trump and his negotiating team view stopping the Ukraine war as a business deal. Because Ukraine is in trouble militarily and politically, they think President Volodymyr Zelensky should “sell” — by making a quick pact with Russia to spare his military more casualties and perhaps save his presidency from […]

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