Posts by: WTF Staff News

Insurers easing prior authorization after CEO murder
Health, News

Insurers easing prior authorization after CEO murder

A year ago, the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’ pent-up frustration with insurers’...


December 4, 2025
Supreme Court likely to side with abortion opponents
News

Supreme Court likely to side with abortion opponents

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely on Tuesday to side with a faith-based pregnancy center raising First Amendment concerns...


December 4, 2025
Ukraine–US negotiators meet in Florida after Moscow talks
News

Ukraine–US negotiators meet in Florida after Moscow talks

US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet the head of Ukraine’s national security council, Rustem Umerov, for talks in Miami...


December 4, 2025
Wall Street hangs near record highs as calm holds
Finance

Wall Street hangs near record highs as calm holds

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market is holding near its records on Thursday, continuing its relatively calm run following weeks of sharp and...


December 4, 2025
Bessent says Fed board could veto future regional presidents
Finance

Bessent says Fed board could veto future regional presidents

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve’s regional bank...


December 4, 2025
US jobless claims fall to 191,000, lowest since 2022
Finance

US jobless claims fall to 191,000, lowest since 2022

WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years during Thanksgiving week,...


December 4, 2025
Matt Van Epps Sworn In After Tennessee Special Election
Politics

Matt Van Epps Sworn In After Tennessee Special Election

WASHINGTON — Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn Thursday as the newest House member, two days after winning a closely...


December 4, 2025
Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Debates Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns
Health

Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Debates Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

A federal vaccine advisory committee convened Thursday in Atlanta to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine...


December 4, 2025
Afghan Minister Says DC Shooting Shouldn’t Tarnish Nation
Politics

Afghan Minister Says DC Shooting Shouldn’t Tarnish Nation

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — An Afghan national charged in the shooting of two U.S. National Guard members last week had been previously...


December 4, 2025
FBI Arrests Suspect in 2021 DC Pipe Bomb Case
News, Politics

FBI Arrests Suspect in 2021 DC Pipe Bomb Case

WASHINGTON — The FBI made an arrest on Thursday in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into pipe bombs placed outside the headquarters...


December 4, 2025