NEW YORK — President Donald Trump resurrected a pet nickname for New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman in his latest salvo against female reporters, threatening to sue her and the newspaper while hurling insults at the veteran journalist.

“Maggot Hagerman, just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times, ...Read more

U.S. allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.

In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed that they did not want to escalate the war, treading cautiously about even redirecting an existing Red Sea naval mission to the vital ...Read more

U.S. allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.

In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed that they did not want to escalate the war, treading cautiously about even redirecting an existing Red Sea naval mission to the vital ...Read more

Iran launched fresh attacks across the Persian Gulf, disrupting shipments at a key United Arab Emirates oil hub and denying U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that it’s seeking ceasefire talks.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia reported drone and missile attacks overnight into Monday. Dubai temporarily halted flights at its main airport and ...Read more

CHICAGO — Victor Jardon-Reyes worked for companies that provide airplane repair supplies, commuting to O’Hare and Midway airports from his home in Belmont Cragin to put in half-day shifts consulting with mechanics and giving them the needed parts to keep the skies safe.

But on Feb. 18, the 33-year-old lost his job. Through no fault of his ...Read more

The selling point, from state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, was simple and direct.

The Fort Myers Republican told colleagues they needed to pass a suite of election-law changes — including verifying the citizenship of registered voters and reducing the kinds of ID voters could use to verify themselves at the polls — to ensure that “Florida ...Read more

The Kennedy Space Center director didn’t mince words.

“We stand at a pivotal moment,” Janet Petro told state lawmakers in Tallahassee last fall. The future of one of Florida’s signature assets, what Petro called the “jewel” of America’s space program, was in jeopardy.

Kennedy needs more money, she said. It needs state funding for...Read more

An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a call for more transparency around physician disciplinary actions in California.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which represents 12,000 doctors, is now warning patients ...Read more

Legislation in at least eight states would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, hospitals and even insurance companies to refuse to provide or pay for care — from contraception and fertility services to medical marijuana and childhood vaccines — that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs.

For years, most states have had so-called...Read more

Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent access to lifesaving medications.

Many factors are putting budget constraints on state programs, including federal funding — which has remained flat ...Read more

Candidates fanned out across the state to hit traditional campaign stops in the final weekend before Tuesday’s primary, wooing local audiences in an election increasingly overcome by national events and out-of-state money.

Some trooped through soupy rain along Western Avenue at the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Others toured ...Read more

Potential flooding and high winds are set to kick off the week for Boston, before a period of chillier dry weather heading into next weekend, according to National Weather Service Forecasts.

“Rain starts to move in, heading into (Monday) morning,” said NWS meteorologist Candice Hrencecin. “(Monday) is going to be pretty rainy. And then it...Read more

President Donald Trump said Cuba wants to make a deal with the U.S., but that he wants to finish the war in Iran before turning to the island nation.

“I think we will pretty soon either make a deal or do whatever we have to do,” he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One. “We’re talking to Cuba, but we’re going to do Iran before Cuba.�...Read more

Donald Trump said he could delay his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping if Beijing doesn’t help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported, citing an interview with the U.S. president.

“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens ...Read more

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced legislation to exempt public schools from a $100,000 annual fee to hire international workers, a fee put in place for some visas by a Trump administration order in September.

Administrators at Alaska school districts, already burdened by high teacher vacancy rates, have pressed federal and state lawmakers...Read more

LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. — Weekends used to start in Manuel Tejeda-Mendez’ barber chair, customers stopping in for an after-work haircut before heading out to enjoy their Friday night.

The weekly ritual brought those customers to Long Prairie’s Central Avenue, the main street in this rural Minnesota town. Along that corridor are about a dozen ...Read more

Much of Virginia is under the “substantial risk” of severe weather on Monday.

The commonwealth could see severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and strong tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service’s forecast said there remains a substantial risk of severe weather Monday along ...Read more

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she would not raise taxes on New Jerseyans, but when she made her budget pitch on Tuesday, it became clear that the promise didn’t extend to businesses.

That caught business leaders off guard.

“Prior to the budget address, the governor had said many times, ‘no new taxes, no new taxes, no new taxes,’ ...Read more

John “Gabe” Horneff, an orthopedic surgeon at Pennsylvania Hospital, had noticed a peculiar trend: Some patients taking GLP-1s would come in with significant tendon injuries from relatively minor physical excursion.

For example, some suffered tears in the rotator cuff in the shoulder area while doing simple housework like vacuuming or ...Read more