Kennedy Center’s LGBTQ+ Pride events canceled, organizers say
WASHINGTON — Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington amid a…
RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California’s lead
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday announced a plan to ban synthetic food dyes that color everyday snack…
Hiltzik: RFK Jr. doesn’t know much about autism
A number of otherwise skeptical senators took at face value the pledge by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Senate hearings in January to “follow the…
How the Trump-troubled Kennedy Center can save itself
Washington, D.C. — Like much else in the nation’s capital, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in a state of uncertainty. For 53…
Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease in U.S. tribes. A key program to do it was gutted
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent time in tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico this week highlighting ways they are trying to…
Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON — Shortly before he was forced to resign, the nation’s top vaccine regulator says he refused to grant Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team unrestricted…
California sues over cuts to CDC infectious disease funding
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants…
Kennedy Center slashes social impact team, and why it matters
Last week, the Kennedy Center’s new leadership, recently appointed by President Trump, laid off at least five employees working on its social impact team, including…
Top FDA vaccine official resigns, criticizes Kennedy
WASHINGTON — The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allowing “misinformation and lies”…
RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health staffing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans Thursday to slash the Department of Health and Human Services, cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce in a…
Conan O’Brien zings Trump at Kennedy Center humor prize show
Conan O’Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, drawing Sarah…
Kennedy Fuller scores early for Angel City in draw with Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Reilyn Turner’s goal pulled the Portland Thorns into a 1-1 tie with Angel City FC on Friday in the National Women’s Soccer League.Kennedy Fuller…
Kennedy Smith poised to be USC women’s March Madness X factor
Kennedy Smith was only 14, just a few games into her freshman season at Etiwanda High, when she first crossed paths on the court with…
Declassified JFK assassination files released by Trump administration
President Trump released a cache of unredacted classified documents on Tuesday related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but experts say the…
‘Hamilton’ cancels Kennedy Center performances after Trump takeover
“Hamilton,” the musical sensation about the titular Founding Father and the birth of the United States, will no longer play at the John F. Kennedy…
Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it
WASHINGTON — Dr. Marty Makary rose to national attention by skewering the medical establishment in books and papers and bashing the federal response to COVID-19 on TV.Now…
Prep talk: Alina Argueta is Banning’s three-sport standout
Alina Argueta of Wilmington Banning High is filling up her fingers with rings.She was the quarterback for Banning’s City Section Open Division flag football championship…
Kennedy Center says J6 Prison Choir is not a ‘confirmed event’
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon told a cheering CPAC crowd in Washington, D.C., this week that the J6 Prison Choir — composed of men jailed…
Kennedy Center cancels Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC’s WorldPride 2025 performance
Instagram: @gmcwashington The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC’s upcoming Kennedy Center performance with the National Symphony Orchestra has been cancelled. The beloved choir group…