CDC: More than 40% of U.S. adults are obese

More than 40 percent of American adults are obese, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.

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Trump puts Pence in charge of coronavirus response

President Trump put Vice President Mike Pence in charge of coordinating efforts to address the new strain of coronavirus, seeking to reassure the nation as cases of the disease mounted worldwide and U.S. stock markets suffered major losses.

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White House Unveils $2.5 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Request

The White House on Monday sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread and threat to the global economy rocked financial markets.

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Republicans look to drop domestic spying on U.S. phones, texts

U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday reacted skeptically to the Trump administration’s request to continue a controversial but inactive domestic surveillance program that collects data on U.S. phone calls and text messages.

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Coronavirus vaccine development is ahead of schedule, US official says

A vaccine for the coronavirus is on track to be ready for human trials sooner than anticipated, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.

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Supreme Court to Decide if Faith-Based Foster Agencies Can Follow Their Own Biblical Beliefs

A religious rights case over faith-based adoptions and same-sex couples is heading to the US Supreme Court. The high court on Monday announced the decision to hear Fulton v. Philadelphia.

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