Vertex CRISPR therapy hits early goal in children with blood disorders
Casgevy, now a "national priority" drug, helped kids with sickle cell and thalassemia, results which may help toward a label expansion and stronger commercial uptake. Continue reading →
Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Withhold $50B Rural Fund Details
Medication-delivering drones. Telehealth at libraries. Church-hosted wellness events. These are a few ideas proposed by states in their bids to win a portion of the new $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program. Congress approved the five-year spending plan in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the same law that codified nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid spending...
In RFK Jr.’s Upside-Down World of Vaccines, Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot at Birth
Recent weeks have brought good news about vaccines, with studies indicating that flu vaccination reduces heart disease, shingles vaccines can prevent or slow dementia, and a single human papillomavirus shot protects a girl from cervical cancer for the rest of her life. But in the upside-down world of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccines are on...
Bangkok’s New Contemporary Art Museum Is an Oasis for Connoisseurs and the Simply Curious
Dib Bangkok will open on Dec. 21, revealing a sprawling 75,000 square feet three-story building, plus expansive outdoor exhibition spaces and a restaurant. Continue reading →
From the Medina of Marrakech, Romeo Gigli Opens Up About His New Chapter
The designer, who had a massive impact on ’80s and ’90s fashion, is creating interiors, fashion and more at his boutique hotel. Continue reading →
Ashanti Was Dreaming of a White Christmas in Knee-high Croc Boots for a Holiday Tree Lighting Performance in Philly
The singer went with an all-white ensemble. Continue reading →
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
From a landmark education law’s 50th anniversary to new research on funding shifts in public schools, what did you learn from our recent stories? Continue reading →
Some districts reverse school closures despite declining enrollment
While closures can be “deeply painful,” keeping schools open can mean fewer student resources or even a state takeover, an education professor said. Continue reading →
Ohio trucking company operator gets 30 months for income tax evasion
The owner of a northeastern Ohio trucking company has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for income tax evasion. Alice Martin of Louisville, Ohio, pleaded guilty in August to various income tax evasion charges. The charges against her involved avoiding payment of income taxes related to her trucking company, Martin Logistics which was based near Canton, Ohio....
How America’s trucking industry became a hellscape
Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with hundreds of senior executives at America’s largest trucking companies. Nearly all say they only recently discovered the massive influx of foreign drivers and motor carriers. Most assumed the trend was gradual; none realized it was exponential. Few had ever heard the term “non-domiciled CDL” until this summer or understood how many...
Louvre to Bolster Its Security, Issues €57m Public Tender
The French museum is planning to revamp its safety and security systems following a high-profile burglary in October Continue reading →
