Food pantries are bracing for more demand if the Trump administration cuts food aid The first Trump administration tried to scale back who gets food benefits, and allies aim to try again. Food pantries say they're already busier than ever. Jennifer Ludden
Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations -- including Ozempic On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in Medicare. Sydney Lupkin
Some Los Angeles homes made it through the firestorm. Here's how Houses are still standing in the burn zone in Los Angeles, ones that made it through the fires. Experts on the ground are finding those homeowners made some key preparations. Lauren Sommer
Development is taking a toll on Florida's precious springs The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers. Greg Allen
The surprising reason why the Park Service won't count folks at Trump's inauguration The National Park Service stays out of the debates about crowd sizes — including for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Tamara Keith
What's next for Kamala Harris Inauguration Day marks the first time in more than 20 years that Kamala Harris will not be in public office. "It is not my nature to go quietly into the night," she told allies on Thursday. Deepa Shivaram
Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates. Rachel Treisman
Biden shortens sentences for nearly 2,500 people, setting a record Democratic lawmakers had urged President Biden to use his clemency powers to address disparities in sentences for offenses involving crack cocaine. Lexie Schapitl
U.S. electricity demand is set to explode. That will make it harder to cut climate pollution Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions. Michael Copley
