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Sarah Bloom Raskin speaks during her confirmation hearing at the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 3 in Washington, D.C. Raskin on Tuesday withdrew her nomination to a key Fed banking role.

Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws after fight over her climate change stance

Biden's pick to be the Fed's top bank regulator has withdrawn her nomination. She attracted Republican opposition after calling on bank regulators to monitor the financial risks from climate change.

Allergies to pollen are often worse in spring, and could get even worse as temperatures rise. Many people are allergic to the fine and powdery pollen shed by trees, including willows.

Rising temperatures prolong pollen season and could worsen allergies

As the climate warms, plants bloom earlier in the spring, overlap with other species and could even start growing in new locations. That's bad news for people with pollen allergies.

Alicia Celaya, David Cardenas and their son Adrian, 3, in Phoenix in April. Celaya and her family will lose their Medicaid coverage later this year, a result of a year-long nationwide review of the Medicaid enrollees that will require states to remove people whose incomes are now too high for the program.

In some states, hundreds of thousands dropped from Medicaid

As states begin to require people to requalify for the free health insurance, many who are eligible are losing coverage because of administrative snafus.

In this photo illustration, businessman and Twitter owner Elon Musk tweets about a Twitter Spaces event he will be hosting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on May 24, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

Ron DeSantis debuts presidential bid in a glitch-ridden Twitter 'disaster'

The glitched-filled announcement showcased just how fragile the social media's platform's infrastructure is since Elon Musk took the site over.

Mohamed, a 19-year-old fleeing political persecution in the northwest African country of Mauritania, poses for a photo that obscures his face to protect his identity, outside the Crossroads Hotel, before heading into town for a work opportunity, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Newburgh, N.Y. Mohamed is one of about 400 international migrants the city has been putting up in a small number of hotels in other parts of the state this month to relieve pressure on its overtaxed homeless shelter system. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility

Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” a refuge for immigrants fleeing dire circumstances. Now that he’s here, seeking political asylum from a government he feared would kill him, he doesn't feel welcome.

Gary Gray's liver was failing. But doctors told him he might die waiting for a liver transplant, thanks to a policy change that disadvantaged Kansans and people from some other Southern and Midwestern states.

One man left Kansas for a lifesaving liver transplant — but the problems run deeper

It's harder for people in some Midwestern and Southern states to get liver transplants than it used to be, highlighting inequities in a system that doctors say has always been unfair.

The 50 Best Albums Of 2020

2020 was so stuffed with urgent voices it could be hard to discern the melody from the noise. Here's our guide to the greatest albums that emerged from a year of cacophony.

Supreme Court Eyes The President's Power To Say 'You're Fired!'

In the short run, the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hangs in the balance. In the long run, the future of independent regulatory agencies are at stake.

Tina Turner, rock and roll icon, dead at 83

The pioneering vocalist, who played a pivotal role in the history of rock and soul music, had suffered a litany of health issues in recent years.

What are realistic expectations for Ukraine's military offensive?

Most major military operations are shrouded in secrecy. Ukraine's planned offensive against Russia has been under public debate for months. This has created expectations. Some realistic, some not.

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