
Rob Reiner’s son arrested after parents found dead
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The son of Rob Reiner and his wife has been taken into custody following the deaths of his father and mother, booking records show. Nick Reiner, 32, was

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The son of Rob Reiner and his wife has been taken into custody following the deaths of his father and mother, booking records show. Nick Reiner, 32, was

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer A person of interest who was earlier detained in connection with the Saturday shooting at Rhode Island’s Brown University, which left two people dead and nine others wounded, has been

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Nearly 100,000 bottles of a type of drug used to treat chronic kidney disease and other conditions are being recalled due to possible carcinogens, according to a notice

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The new chair of the committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was fired, then rehired, by his employer, according to his wife. Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Texas terminated Dr. Kirk Milhoan, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, “because of the overwhelming number of calls to their organization demanding his firing for his role on ACIP,” Dr. Kimberly Milhoan wrote on Substack on Thursday. The termination came after Kirk Milhoan was part of a majority of ACIP members who voted to advise the CDC to stop recommending universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns. “My husband has been fired because of public outrage that he would choose to participate in scientific medical debate (in service to his country, I’d add) and make recommendations based on the best available evidence, even if that required a modification of previous practice, in support of principles of medical ethics,” Kimberly Milhoan stated. Kirk Milhoan, who did not return requests for comment, shared the post on X. Driscoll Children’s Hospital, which has received $4.3 million in research payments in recent years from pharmaceutical companies such as Merck, which manufactures a hepatitis B vaccine, did not respond to requests for information on the termination. The Department of Health and Human Services, the parent agency of the CDC, did not return an inquiry by publication time. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the department, in September named Kirk Milhoan to ACIP. Kirk Milhoan became chair earlier this month when Martin Kulldorff, who had been chair, joined the department. Dr. Robert Malone and Retsef Levi, two other ACIP members, were among those decrying the development. “Disgraceful!” Levi wrote on X. Dr. Joseph Varon, a professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine and president and chief medical officer of the Independent Medical Alliance, where Kirk Milhoan is a senior fellow, said in a statement that the hospital “removed a man of extraordinary compassion and scientific rigor because he chose to guide public health with honesty rather than ideology.” Kimberly Milhoan said on Friday that her husband had been “unfired,” citing a phone call with an official at Driscoll. She and her husband had been in Hong Kong for a medical conference. “I am updating this status during a layover,” she wrote on Substack on Friday. “We are truly humbled by all who came to Kirk’s defense.” ACIP Member Named Louisiana’s Surgeon General Another member of ACIP, Dr. Evelyn Griffin, was appointed on Dec. 8 as the surgeon general of Louisiana. “Dr. Evelyn Griffin embodies the expertise and commitment that the people of Louisiana deserve in a surgeon general,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said in a statement. “Her clinical experience, her leadership in advancing maternal health, and her dedication to strengthening the doctor-patient relationship make her the exact right choice for this role.” Griffin, an obstetrician-gynecologist, also voted in favor of removing the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation. “I am committed to safeguarding the integrity of the patient-doctor relationship by upholding informed consent and respecting individual rights,” Griffin said in a statement. “I am grateful to Gov. Landry for the appointment of surgeon general and for his leadership in prioritizing healthcare.” Griffin replaces Dr. Ralph Abraham, who recently became the CDC’s principal deputy director. Jim O’Neill, the deputy health secretary, is currently the CDC’s acting director. President Donald Trump fired the only Senate-confirmed CDC director, Susan Monarez, during his second term, after she and Kennedy disagreed over how to handle advice from ACIP.

By Stacy Robinson Contributing Writer The Department of Justice is suing Fulton County, Georgia, to obtain voting records from the 2020 election. The Fulton County suit, filed on Dec. 11, stems from

By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a stronger version of the city’s local “sanctuary city” ordinance on Dec. 11, in opposition to federal agents’ illegal-immigration crackdown in the

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) New Orleans field office arrested 2,824 illegal immigrants in November and deported 11,870 from the country, it said in a Dec. 11

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he might work with congressional Democrats to address health care, as insurance subsidies are set to expire by the end

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in what appears to be an escalation in the administration’s campaign against

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles to deal with civil unrest. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer rejected the

By Guy Birchall Contributing Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Kyiv will share its revised peace plan with the United States. This comes after a day of diplomacy in Europe. Zelenskyy made

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer A North Carolina high school student and her parents have sued the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, alleging the district violated her constitutional rights after censoring a message

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a $12 billion economic assistance package for farmers. The Trump administration has been embroiled in a trade war with China, during which the nations have exchanged tariffs

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A federal judge in New York on Tuesday ruled that the Department of Justice can unseal records in the case against Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, weeks after

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Friday to review whether President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship is constitutional. The court’s decision took the form of an

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The House of Representatives passed multiple bills targeting the Social Security Administration’s services for potential retirees, for victims of identity theft, and for children whose cards

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer More than 20,000 pounds of cocaine were seized by the crew of USCGC Cutter Munro, the “largest at-sea interdiction in 18-plus years,” the U.S. Coast Guard said in a Friday post on

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer In a last-ditch effort to acquire the Warner Bros. entertainment empire, Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile bid to purchase the company’s legacy assets. Last week, streaming juggernaut Netflix outlasted competitors in a

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The Kennedy Center Honors has raised a record $23 million for its annual award ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump in Washington on Saturday, according to its president. This

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Owning a smartphone in childhood poses a significantly higher risk of insufficient sleep, obesity, and depression among children, according to a Dec. 1 peer-reviewed study published in the journal “Pediatrics” from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed data from 10,588 children, collected from a National Institutes of Health study. The participants had a mean age of 12 years, and 63.6% owned a smartphone. The median