Prometheus

This week, we have monopolies (not the game), casting decisions and fashion passings. Plus a new Stephen King book! Have you been paying attention?

After Congress clawed back public media funding PBS cuts 15% of its staff. More than 100 jobs jobs are being lost.(Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)

The change would return the department to a name that it carried for much of its history, until it became the Department of Defense in the wake of World War II.(Image credit: Daniel Slim)

The U.S. is designating Ecuador's two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)

As the new school year begins, mixed immigration status families face heightened fears about ICE enforcement near schools, creating anxiety that extends far beyond the classroom.(Image credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Gupta's new book examines the world of pain — why we feel it, and how we can treat it. He says distraction and meditation can be useful tools for managing certain kinds of pain.

In a blistering hearing, Senators from both parties challenged the health secretary to defend his actions, including on vaccines access and CDC leadership.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

Lenacapavir has the potential to end the HIV epidemic, researchers say. The Trump administration says backing this kind of effort will be a model for how it does global health work in the future.(Image credit: Nardus Engelbrecht)

White House economist Stephen Miran was quizzed by senators about whether he could make decisions independently of President Trump, if he's confirmed to a seat on the Federal Reserve's governing board.(Image credit: Win McNamee)