Carma Hassan - News Editor
Carma Hassan
News Editor
Carma Hassan joined the National Desk as a news editor in 2011. She enjoys reading, writing, and asking questions.
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Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights initiates investigation into 5 universities over DACA scholarshipsJul 23, 2025Five universities are under investigation by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for providing scholarships to undocumented immigrants enrolled in the Obama-era DACA program, according to a statement from the Department of Education Wednesday. -
Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificateApr 19, 2025A US-born man initially charged with being an “unauthorized alien” in Florida has been released after spending the night in jail on a 48-hour hold requested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid the Trump administration’s broad deportation crackdown. -
Trump administration is considering freezing $510 million in grants to Brown UniversityApr 4, 2025More than half a billion dollars in grant money is on the line at Brown University as the Trump administration reviews the Ivy League university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies and its response to antisemitism, a White House official told CNN. News and opinion website The Daily Caller first reported the freeze on Thursday. -
New York temporarily shuts down live bird markets in several counties after bird flu detected in poultryFeb 8, 2025New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state is temporarily shutting down all live bird markets in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties through February 14 after inspectors discovered seven cases of bird flu in poultry. -
Biden administration moves to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco productsJan 15, 2025The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing limits on the level of nicotine in cigarettes and some other types of tobacco products, such as cigars and pipe tobacco, in order to make them less addictive, the agency announced Wednesday. -
Nutrition labels may come to the front of food packages under FDA proposalJan 14, 2025The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing nutrition information be placed on the front of packaged foods to provide at-a-glance information about saturated fat, sodium and added sugar. -
‘An insatiable itch’: Why some people are turning to weight-loss medications to help quiet food noiseDec 26, 2024Food noise is incessant internal chatter about food that some people experience, which can make it hard for them to make healthy decisions about their nutrition. The conversation around it has grown, especially online, -
A California art teacher died from rabies after an encounter with a bat in her classroomDec 3, 2024A California art teacher died of rabies November 22, about a month after apparently being infected by a bat she found in her classroom. -
Lost and found: Life after Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs was just the start for these four peopleNov 23, 2024Research shows that 1 in 8 adults in the US has used one of the popular GLP-1 medications, most of them trying to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease and others to help them lose weight. Most of the adults who do so are trying to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease, and others are using them to help lose weight. -
In US first, child tests positive for bird fluNov 22, 2024A child in California is recovering at home from a confirmed case of bird flu. They are the first child in the United States to test positive for avian influenza, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
Bacteria and mold found during inspection of Tom’s of Maine facility, FDA saysNov 20, 2024An inspection this year of a Tom’s of Maine’s facility in Sanford, Maine, turned up several violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste, bacterial growth in another type of toothpaste and “a black mold-like substance” near manufacturing equipment, according to a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration to the CEO of the company’s parent firm. -
RFK Jr. says fluoride is ‘an industrial waste’ linked to cancer, diseases and disorders. Here’s what the science saysNov 4, 2024Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waded into another scientific debate on Saturday by saying Donald Trump’s administration would advise that fluoride be removed from the country’s water supplies if the former president wins Tuesday’s presidential election. -
White House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder careSep 9, 2024The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower costs for care for mental health and substance use disorders. Most provisions in the rule will apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers for plan years starting January 1 or after. -
US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in MissouriSep 7, 2024A person in Missouri is the United States’ first case of H5 avian influenza without a known exposure to a sick animal, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. -
After cases from music festival, Valley fever risk continues through the fall, California health officials warnSep 6, 2024After nearly 20 cases of Valley fever were identified after a summer music festival in California, state health officials are warning that risk from the fungal infection rises in the late summer and early fall. -
Updated Novavax Covid-19 vaccines could be available as early as next weekAug 30, 2024The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized an updated version of the protein-based Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 12 and up. Doses could be available by the end of next week.
