Lea Mercado

1 week ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Lea Mercado |Lauren Keenan

Moderna announced Wednesday, May 28, that the Trump administration canceled  $766 million in funding for the pharmaceutical manufacturer’s late-stage development and right to purchase bird flu vaccines. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cited safety and scientific concerns in its decision to cancel the contract, while Moderna shared early clinical results from its experimental bird flu vaccine.

1 week ago | san.com | Alex Delia |Jake Larsen |Karah Rucker |Lea Mercado

Four Biden staffers have until the end of the day Thursday, May 29, to respond to the House Oversight Committee’s request for interviews in its investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen. Committee Chairman James Comer now says he is open to bringing in Biden himself to testify. There could soon be movement in the House investigation into Biden’s use of the autopen, a device that replicates a person’s signature.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Lea Mercado

A Connecticut school district has told a judge it should be legally shielded from a lawsuit over a resident teen graduating despite her inability to read or write at the time. Attorneys representing the city of Hartford and the Hartford Board of Education are making their case that they enjoy a level of legal immunity in the face of a civil lawsuit from Aleysha Ortiz.