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A federal judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.In an opinion issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Boston sided with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other plaintiffs who challenged Kennedy and HHS’s efforts to cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines.The lawsuit, brought last year by a coalition of medical groups and doctors, sought to block mass policy changes at HHS, arguing the agency’s decisions were arbitrary and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities searching for missing retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland are investigating a new development after hiking boots believed to belong to the missing general were discovered at his vacation home, officials said Monday.Investigators said they are still working to determine whether the boots are connected to McCasland’s disappearance, which has now stretched into a third week.During a Monday news conference, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said there have still been no confirmed sightings of the 68-year-old aerospace engineer, and the Silver Alert issued for him remains in effect.McCasland was…

Calgary’s daily water use increased to a level deemed unsustainable for the first time since restrictions on water consumption were imposed last week. On Sunday, Calgary and surrounding communities used 504 million litres of water, ending a six-day streak of water use under the city-imposed daily threshold of 500 million litres.According to city officials, “a small uptick” was anticipated as Sundays typically see higher use.“We get it, and one day in the red does not undo the excellent work we all did through last week,” City of Calgary Infrastructure Services general manager Michael Thompson said Monday.“We still have three weeks…

Police have arrested a man following a dramatic knife standoff after discovering an unidentified body beside a major highway.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which took place amid the escalating Israel-US war on Iran.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA prominent hotel in central Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone was struck by a drone, amid reports that Iraqi air defences intercepted an attack over the United States Embassy.The strike on Monday evening hit the top floor of Al-Rasheed Hotel, causing damage but no casualties, according to two Iraqi security officials cited by The Associated Press (AP) news agency.Recommended Stories list of 3…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer received swift backing from conservative legal figures online after facing pushback at a recent American Bar Association (ABA) conference for praising the Trump Department of Justice.Attorney John Lauro, who defended Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election case, said the DOJ was “in a better place” under Trump, causing fellow panelists and audience members to shudder, according to a Bloomberg Law report of the event. Lauro told Fox News Digital in a brief phone call on Monday that the event “was a highly triggered environment.””I called…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant is facing a murder charge after police say she shot her girlfriend and hid the victim’s decomposing body inside a closet at a Charlotte apartment.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say 23-year-old Lhis Birito Costa was arrested in connection with the death of 26-year-old Evelin Carolina Enamorado-Cisnado.Officers were called Tuesday afternoon to an apartment in east Charlotte for a welfare check after a caller reported someone inside the home might be dead. What began as a welfare check quickly turned into a homicide investigation.FOUR-TIME DEPORTED HONDURAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY SHOVING ELDERLY AIR FORCE VET…

Apollo Global Management signage in New York on Dec. 5, 2023.Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApollo’s John Zito had a blunt assessment of how private equity firms are valuing their software holdings as shares of comparable public tech companies have plunged: They’re not, he said.Zito, co-president of the firm’s giant asset management division and its head of credit, spoke to clients of investment bank UBS last month in remarks first published by the Wall Street Journal. CNBC confirmed Zito’s comments. “I literally think all the marks are wrong,” Zito told the clients. “I think private equity marks are wrong.”For…

Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to keep on top of their municipal property tax payments if they want to keep producing. It’s one of the proposals released Monday in a report by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta and the province.The stakes are high.Unpaid property taxes by some in the energy industry is a long-standing issue, with Alberta’s rural communities owed more than $250 million as of last year.Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams told reporters that while the report is a path forward, the unpaid money to date is likely gone forever.“The majority of past arrears are fundamentally…

A US federal judge has blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s effort to reshape US vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children, and revamp a federal advisory committee on inoculations.US District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston sided with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups on Monday, which said health regulators had acted unlawfully to carry out Kennedy’s agenda of upending immunisation policies and warned the changes will reduce vaccination rates and harm public health.Murphy’s ruling forced the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to postpone…