U.S. Accelerates Shift Away From Animal Testing as AI and Human-Based Models Reshape Drug Research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is accelerating a major transformation in biomedical research, launching new initiatives intended to reduce reliance on animal testing while expanding the use of human cells, organoids, organs-on-chips, artificial intelligence and computational models in drug development. The effort represents one of the federal government’s most significant moves toward […]
U.S. Seeks $30 Billion Aviation Overhaul After Major Failures Expose Aging Air Traffic System
The Trump administration is preparing to ask Congress for another $30 billion to modernize the U.S. aviation system, dramatically expanding an effort to replace aging air-traffic-control technology after a series of failures disrupted thousands of flights and exposed vulnerabilities in critical national infrastructure. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the additional money would be divided among […]
Los Angeles Needs Thousands of Apartments, but Developers Say Building Them No Longer Pays
Los Angeles is confronting a striking contradiction in its housing crisis: the city desperately needs more apartments, but many developers say constructing them has become financially unattractive. Despite persistent housing shortages and high rents, multifamily construction is slowing as developers confront elevated interest rates, falling apartment values, rising construction expenses, regulatory costs and taxes that […]
