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One cancer treatment's six-figure price tag illustrates how insurers, patients and taxpayers are on the hook for soaring drug costs. 💊 💸 |
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A new unauthorized biography of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. details his struggles with addiction, infidelity and health challenges. 📖 |
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Utah's Great Salt Lake is dying. Can a $1 billion Trump administration plan save it? |
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The high cost of cancer drugs 💊
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Patricia Brown, an accomplished cook who's battling lung cancer, checked into a California clinic for an infusion of Keytruda, a blockbuster cancer drug made by Merck. The cost for a 400 mg dose: $162,567.74. Brown, who has insurance, had to pay about $2,000, but the six-figure price tag shows how costs balloon in the U.S. health care system — and how insurers, patients, employers and taxpayers are often on the hook for those costs.
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Scott Brown says United Healthcare has stood behind his wife Patty Brown as she undergoes treatment for lung cancer, which included covering most of a $162,000 Keytruda infusion in January.
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RFK Jr. bio draws from his diaries 📖
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A new book about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. draws on the Democratic scion-turned-Trump Cabinet member 's own diaries, and includes intimate details: the pressures he felt to live up to an iconic American name; the grief over the violent deaths of his father and his uncle; his struggles with addiction and infidelity and his ultimate rise to the highest echelons of political power. The source of the book came from a source tied to Kennedy's late second wife, who died by suicide in 2012.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Dec. 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered remarks on lowering prescription drug prices during the event.
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President Donald Trump says talks with Iran could resume as soon as this week. The latest. |
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Two representatives are leaving Congress amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Is this a new #MeToo moment? |
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The Pentagon's press policy was called unconstitutional by a federal judge. Again. 🗞️ |
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If you haven't already filed your taxes, you might want to read this. 💵 |
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Utah's Great Salt Lake, which Gov. Spencer Cox called the state's "heritage and our responsibility," is dying. Can $1 billion in federal assistance help the state acquire more water and address environmental concerns, and preserve and protect this vital body of water?
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A winter with disastrously low snowfall is complicating those plans. The lake has been shrinking for decades as farmers divert melting snow and rain for crops and cattle, and climate change is altering weather patterns across the West, warming temperatures, increasing evaporation and reducing snowpack.
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Docks at Utah’s Great Salt Lake sit far away from the water’s edge. The iconic lake has been shrinking for decades, but local officials, boosted by President Donald Trump, are hoping to refill it by 2034. This image was taken in September 2025.
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'I feel like a kid again' 🏰
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Walking into Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom or Disneyland Park , there’s a moment when guests turn the corner in Main Street, U.S.A. and see the castle — and for many repeat visitors, that feeling never gets old, no matter how much older they get. Disney's Experiences division (which includes its theme parks) reported a quarterly revenue of $10 billion for the first quarter of 2026. So what keeps Disney's fans coming back, year after year?
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Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and who you think belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com.
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The National Association of Immigration Judges confirmed that six immigration judges were fired last weekend, and three were let go on April 3.
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Prosecutors said the attack was inspired by the March 2019 mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Sharon Simmons, dubbed MAGA Grandma, delivered to President Donald Trump at the White House. She previously appeared with other GOP leaders.
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The Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues to drag on into mid-April as Congress resumes session with no agreed upon deal or scheduled vote.
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President Donald Trump has had a historically low approval rating for about a year. Now, he is going after Pope Leo. What do people think of the pope?
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President Donald Trump's proposed "Triumphal Arch" near Arlington National Cemetery still faces legal challenges, but here's where it could go.
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UCLA baseball unveiled a retro look that will be worn throughout their weeklong tribute to Jackie Robinson.
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Guy Fieri is in hot water on social media after footage of him interacting with controversial influencer Andrew Tate went viral.
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Here are USA TODAY Sports predictions for every game of the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament and the odds for matchups on Tuesday, and Wednesday.
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The draft is complete, and all eyes turn to next year's board. Here's USA TODAY's early 2027 WNBA Draft projections.
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Play Your Way to a Relaxing Break
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Unwind with crosswords and challenges that recharge you.
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Crosswords, Puzzles, Comics & Horoscopes
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