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- Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time
by The Associated Press on March 7, 2026 at 2:38 amThe FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs.
- Family, former presidents and a Hall of Famer give Rev. Jesse Jackson a final sendoffby Bill Chappell on March 7, 2026 at 1:25 am
Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody."
- Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85by The Associated Press on March 7, 2026 at 12:17 am
Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
- Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI companyby Chloe Veltman on March 6, 2026 at 9:37 pm
Affleck's company helps filmmakers build their own AI models that take care of time-intensive details.
- Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after U.S. jobs reportby The Associated Press on March 6, 2026 at 8:17 pm
Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street's worst week since October.