FDA panel recommends updating Covid shots to target XFG strain

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended updating this fall’s Covid shots to target the XFG variant, a fast-growing strain nicknamed “stratus.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The recommendation — from the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee — is … Read more

Secret Service reports shots fired near the White House

WASHINGTON — The White House is on lockdown after dozens of gunshots were heard nearby on Saturday evening. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The U.S. Secret Service said on X it was aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and … Read more

No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA says

No child deaths have been definitively linked to Covid vaccines, according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration that was quietly made public last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The analysis comes nearly six months after former FDA vaccine chief Dr. Vinay … Read more

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration official involved in scrutinizing the safety of antidepressants, COVID-19 vaccines and other widely used therapies has been removed from her role leading the agency’s drug program. Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg will be replaced as FDA’s acting drug center director by Dr. Mike Davis, who has been serving as … Read more

Shots fired in Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to detain a senator on international charges

A burst of gunfire rang out Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on a charge of crime against humanity, an Associated Press journalist and other witnesses said. It wasn’t immediately clear what set off the gunfire or if there … Read more

NJ Dem pushes ‘Jersey Pride’ bill, takes shots at New York: ‘Bunch of socialists’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., unveiled new legislation aiming to dethrone the ubiquitous “I Love NY,” tourist paraphernalia and establish “Jersey Pride” in his state, the lawmaker announced Wednesday. Gottheimer’s bill would establish a 25% tax credit for businesses that sell New Jersey-branded products in airports, train stations … Read more

Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner when shots rang out: Here’s what CBS News journalists saw and heard.

When a gunman charged a security checkpoint outside the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was taking place Saturday night, reporters in the room quickly reacted, sharing what they knew with the public. Some heard gunfire. Some only heard a loud noise and the response from security officials. They didn’t immediately know the … Read more