sinceLF/iStockphoto/Getty Images The United States pays undeniably high prices for brand-name drugs. But when it comes to generics — the cheaper copycat medicines that now fill nine out of every 10 prescriptions in America — the country gets a very good deal.
The Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump could move forward with mass deportations of people who have been living legally in the U.S., many of them for more than a decade, if he prevails in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.
An appeals court on Tuesday increased the corruption sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in jail, more than doubling her sentence after she unsuccessfully appealed a prior conviction.
Late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday defended a joke he made about US First Lady Melania Trump, saying it had been "misconstrued" and was not a "call to assassinate" the US President.
Skip next section King Charles's US visit: What's planned for day two April 28, 2026 King Charles's US visit: What's planned for day two Britain's King Charles III is set to deliver a rare address to Congress on Tuesday as he seeks to mend the transatlantic rift over the Iran war.
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In a sign of the simmering discontent within the Make America Healthy Again coalition, some of its most visible figures rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, lobbing criticism at the Trump administration for siding with a pesticide-maker. Inside, the justices were hearing arguments in a highly-anticipated case involving the glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup.
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Charles III arrive to look at the White House garden and bee hive on the South Lawn of the White House.
Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know A 31-year-old suspect in the shooting at the Washington, DC, media event, where President Donald Trump was present, is set to appear before court The suspect has not been publicly identified yet, but is believed to be a man from California who
Donald Trump likes to convey the impression of being a strong president who fully exercises the powers granted to him under the US Constitution. As commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he is allowed to initiate a military operation but must formally notify Congress within 48 hours.
Skip next section Obama praises Secret Service after shooting April 27, 2026 Obama praises Secret Service after shooting Former US President Barack Obama praised the Secret Service for their response to the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Secret Service agents responded to a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening. President Trump and other administration officials were rushed out, and a suspect was arrested.