News for April 1, 2025

Sen. Cory Booker’s long Senate speech drew advice from Sen. Ted Cruz, who said the key to lasting through a marathon floor speech is to take in “nothing” and let “nothing” out.

The Navajo Nation is using mobile, on-the-ground testing and fast treatment to fight rising syphilis and help cut dangerous infections, including congenital syphilis.

Dallas County Health and Human Services has canceled more than 50 free vaccine clinics and cut staff after federal funding cuts tied to pandemic aid, as Texas faces a growing measles outbreak.

Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, began mass layoffs that will cut thousands of jobs and reshape the federal health agency.

NBC News is tracking a major measles surge in the United States, with the CDC confirming more than 2,000 cases already in 2026.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut key public records teams at the CDC and FDA, raising new doubts about his promises of more transparency at health agencies.

Rhode Island and 22 other states and Washington, D.C. sued Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration over $11 billion in public health funding cuts.

Indiana University ended Tim Garl’s 44-season run as its men’s basketball athletic trainer as the school faces claims that staff ignored sexual abuse allegations tied to Dr. Bradford Bomba Sr.

US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

A 7-year-old Phillies fan named Jackson got a custom prosthetic arm covered in the team’s logo and is learning how to use it.

Officials in Costa Rica say Brett Gardner’s 14-year-old son, Miller Gardner, may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while the family was on vacation.

CBS News says President Donald Trump is promising a tougher fight against health care fraud, but his record includes pardons and commutations for fraud convicts, including major cases tied to Medicare and Medicaid.

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, is being remembered for his kind spirit and full life after his death in Costa Rica.

Colorado health officials confirmed the state’s first measles case of the year in Pueblo and warned people who may have been exposed to watch for symptoms.

The US said international humanitarian law should be followed in Gaza after reports that the Israeli military killed 15 people, including medics and a UN worker.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna left the House Freedom Caucus after a fight over her push to let new parents in Congress vote remotely for a short time after childbirth.

A University of Colorado Boulder study says about 1 in 15 U.S. adults have been present at a mass shooting, as survivor Erika Mahoney uses her own loss to highlight the lasting harm.