New FTC rule forces Ticketmaster to display all prices upfront
Ticketmaster customers may have noticed a significant change when purchasing tickets recently. The website now states that displayed prices include fees, which previously were only visible at checkout.
This change was prompted by a new Federal Trade Commission rule requiring companies to provide upfront pricing for services such as vacation rentals, hotels, and event tickets. The regulations went into effect on Monday.
Drug price cuts: what is Trump planning and what will it mean for big pharma?
Donald Trump has used his executive powers to order sweeping cuts to the price of prescription drugs in the US, in an effort to bring them in line with other developed countries.
The plans, first announced in a social media post on Sunday, triggered a sharp fall in drugmakers’ share prices on Monday. However, these later reversed amid growing scepticism that the shake-up would be as severe as promised.
What is Trump proposing?
Kennedy Is Right About the Chemicals in Our Food
The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., believes toxic chemicals in food are behind the U.S. explosion in rates of obesity and a range of other chronic illnesses. “A facade of normalcy has masked this meteoric rise in chronic disease, and we can no longer ignore it,” he said recently. He intends to rid the U.S. food supply of nine chemicals — all petroleum-based, synthetic food dyes — in as soon as 18 months.
Whistleblowers say human trafficking hotline operator failed to report tips to law enforcement
The Polaris Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that administers the National Human Trafficking Hotline, regularly fails to refer tips to law enforcement for investigation, whistleblowers told the Senate Judiciary Committee, confirming an earlier complaint from a bipartisan group of state attorneys general. The Polaris Project in 2023 received $4,831,020 in government grants, according to the charity's IRS filings.
Is the California Dream a Mirage?
California eclipsed Japan in 2024 to become the fourth-largest economy in the world. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this month that the state’s population increased for the second year in a row. Tourism has hit record levels, as Los Angeles prepares to step onto the world stage as the host of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Drug-resistant fungus Candida auris reported in these 17 states
The deadly and drug-resistant fungus Candida auris is under close surveillance as health experts work to calm its spread.
Candida auris, also called C. auris, was first identified in the U.S. less than 10 years ago. Since then, the number of cases have increased every year.
In 2025, new cases of Candida auris are about on track with the same time last year, according to data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, some states are seeing far more cases than others.
FAA issues ground stop at Newark airport over construction
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday due to construction.
The ground stop is in effect until 11:15 a.m.
Last week, air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility in Philadelphia lost radar and radio signals while directing planes to Newark for nearly 90 seconds, causing significant delays and flight cancellations that remain ongoing...
Travelers brace for airport chaos, TSA confusion as REAL ID deadline arrives
Travelers are bracing for chaos when the new REAL ID restrictions are finally enforced Wednesday — with major airports prepping for widespread confusion and Americans scrambling to get their hands on compliant identification before jetting off.
Starting from May 7, the Transportation Security Administration will no longer accept state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards that aren’t “REAL ID” compliant when boarding domestic flights in the United States.
What you need to know about the REAL ID requirements for air travel
After years of delays, people boarding flights domestically in the United States will need to present REAL ID-compliant forms of identification at airports in a major change for travelers across the country.
As of Wednesday, certain standard driver’s licenses and other identification cards will no longer meet federal standards for people seeking to fly within the United States and for access to some federal facilities, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
US homeland security chief says travelers without REAL ID will be allowed to fly
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said air travelers starting Wednesday who do not have enhanced ID cards may face enhanced security procedures but will not be denied access to flights.
Starting Wednesday, the Transportation Security Administration will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant.
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