Approximately three in four American adults reported feeling very tired or exhausted, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed widespread fatigue among Americans, with notable gaps between women and men, as well as younger and older participants, raising public health concerns. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: The study found that 71.5 percent of U.S. adults have reported experiencing fatigue on multiple days over the past three months. The study defined fatigue as “physical or mental tiredness or exhaustion that does not improve with additional sleep or rest.” According to the report’s author, Natalie A.E. Young, fatigue is “one of the most frequently reported health concerns in primary care visits in the U.S.” Young also said that people who report fatigue have…Open
The Pentagon fired three Stars and Stripes staffers for alleged insubordination, but the outlet’s former publisher believes the real reason was based on reporting.
In the 20 years since the attacks, some of those service members deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan multiple times. Some of the troops concluded their service and used the GI Bill to finish college, while others made a career out of the military. Their lives, and the lives of their families, were shaped by 9/11.
Majority Leader John Thune is asserting Congress' prerogative to act on AI — but he's urging a "light touch" even in the face of "consequential risks." Why it matters: On his first day back after a five-week break, Thune (R-S.D.) outlined his vision for congressional action on an issue President Trump has dismissed as a "hoax ." - "Congress has a job to do," Thune said. - "I think there are some potential consequential risks associated with AI," Thune told reporters when asked if he believes AI poses an existential threat to humanity. He added, "Guardrails there make sense to me" about cutting-edge, frontier AI models. - But Thune also said that "there are always people who are creating a worst-case-scenario-type conversation out…
The Supreme Court struck down the U.S. Postal Service's rule restructuring mail-in voting Monday, halting a major Trump administration priority. The big picture: The decision is a major win for voting rights advocates and the states that challenged the administration's plan; it also reverses the Supreme Court's earlier green light for President Trump's mail-in voting order. - The justices' prior unsigned order allowing the rule to proceed was not a ruling on the merits — but this time around, they decided the government is "unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge." Driving the news: While the court denied the administration's stance, the justices were divided on the merits of the case. - Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in…
Sen. Mitch McConnell voted at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for the first time in three months after being hospitalized in June. Why it matters: The Kentucky Republican's return could finally unjam the farm bill — and put some MAGA world rumors to rest about his ability to do the job. - McConnell arrived in a wheelchair and spoke briefly to reporters, joking that after years of avoiding their questions, he "wasn't sure how many of you would be here today. But I'm glad to see you. It's time to get back to work." - He did not take questions but cast a vote Monday evening in favor of Matthew Byrne's nomination to be a district judge in Ohio. ' - McConnell said he was ready to work on the farm bill, as well as on supporting NATO and…