Vance says ‘no chance’ US will get into prolonged Middle East war amid Iran tensions

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump pressures Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions amid rising tensions, Vice President JD Vance told the Washington Post there is “no chance” the U.S. will enter a years-long war in the Middle East. “The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle … Read more

Federal panel behind cancer screening recommendations hasn’t met in nearly a year

The federal task force that shapes recommendations for cancer screenings, heart disease prevention and other preventive services has not convened in almost a year — and it’s unclear whether the panel will convene again. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, created in 1984, is an independent panel of volunteer doctors, nurses and public health experts … Read more

Bill Clinton to testify today in House committee’s Epstein investigation

Washington — Former President Bill Clinton will appear before the House Oversight Committee in New York on Friday as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress under subpoena. The closed-door deposition is a victory for Rep. James Comer … Read more

Trump’s takeover of the GOP upends Texas Senate race

MAGNOLIA, Texas — Unlike many of the Texans packed into the Angry Elephant last week, Phillip Mori wasn’t completely sold on Senate candidate and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Mori, a 64-year-old mortgage banker and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, came to the Republican-themed bar hoping to hear Paxton talk about how he would … Read more

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center

Kheilin Valero Marcano’s account paints a different picture. By mid-January, Valero Marcano knew something was seriously wrong with her daughter, Amalia. In the month since federal officers arrested the family of asylum-seekers during an immigration check-in in El Paso, Texas, and transferred them to Dilley, the 17-month-old’s health had steadily declined. For weeks, according to … Read more

U.K. leader Starmer, damaged by Epstein scandal, suffers defeat to left-wing Greens

LONDON — Britain’s beleaguered government has spent much of its time in power concerned about the surging far-right. Instead it just received a sucker punch from the progressive left. The Green Party delivered a stunning blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer early Friday with a victory in a hotly contested special election in the northern … Read more

Novartis settles with woman’s estate over use of her “stolen” cells to advance medicine

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advances, including the polio vaccine. Details of the agreement, which was finalized in federal court … Read more

DOJ sues 5 more states, demanding access to voter rolls: ‘We will not be deterred’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice on Thursday sued five additional states, requesting that their election data be shared with the Trump administration amid its push for access to voter rolls from states across the country. Four states President Donald Trump carried in the last three presidential elections — … Read more

U.S. allows some embassy staff to leave Israel, citing safety risks amid Iran threats

The U.S. said Friday it would permit non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Israel over safety risks, amid growing concerns about the risk of a military conflict with Iran. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem did not elaborate on the safety risks leading to the “authorized departure,” which allows affected personnel to decide whether … Read more