Air traffic controllers rush to divert aircraft after Elon Musk's rocket explodes
Debris streaking across the Caribbean appeared to cause confusion and delays.
Health & Safety
HHS secretary talks drugs up for Medicare price negotiation before leaving office
The Biden Administration announced the next batch of 15 prescription drugs that will be included in price negotiations with companies — with the aim of lowering costs for people covered by Medicare.
A parade of planets will be visible to the naked eye all month
All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see without a telescope or binoculars — with them, you can see Uranus and Neptune, too.
Biden's Medicaid director shares lessons learned and concerns for the program's future
Dan Tsai discusses how he ran Medicaid under Biden, and his fears for how Republicans might try to change the program.
Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations -- including Ozempic
On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in Medicare.
How will Trump's return to the White House change the face of global health?
When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he's expected to issue a series of orders with far-reaching impact on global health — from abortion services to support for the World Health Organization.
Development is taking a toll on Florida's precious springs
The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers.
U.S. electricity demand is set to explode. That will make it harder to cut climate pollution
Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions.
Hazmat crews tackle toxic waste left behind by LA's fires
The fires have turned some electric car batteries and household items into "unexploded ordnances," says an EPA official tasked with the cleanup
SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed
After launching on Thursday, the Starship rocket caught the booster back at the pad but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk's company confirmed that the spacecraft was destroyed.