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It's been a week of chaos at the CDC. Here are 5 things to know

Here's your recap of what happened in the leadership shakeup at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week.

Jiffy corn muffin mix is a Thanksgiving staple made by a 137-year-old company

Jiffy corn muffins are an iconic pantry staple that's been a part of family dinners for 75 years. Thanksgiving is peak season for the company, which has been run by the same family for five generation

FILE: Two days after federal health officials said they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-related funds, Dr. Manisha Juthani said during a press conference at UConn Health, “This is a dark day for public health. COVID-19 may have been the catalyst for these grants but, as Congress intended, these funds were being used to modernize our systems, strengthen our workforce, educate the public, protect our children all to prevent or mitigate the damage to human lives caused by future disease outbreaks.”

CT DPH head raises alarm following changes to vaccine recommendations from CDC

"We will see the implications of it in children, unfortunately, in the years to come," Connecticut's public health head responds to federal vaccine changes.

File: Speaking at a press conference held in a vacant East Hartford parking lot November 07th 2025 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont spoke about housing legislation to be introduced during next week’s special legislative session. “ We want to take these underutilized pieces of property, like old shopping centers, like semi empty commercial buildings, and I want to turn them back into something that's vibrant, where young people can afford to start a family and buy their first home, where seniors or parents my age can afford to downsize and find a place where they can live in the town they love, and they they don't have to move out.”

90% of CT voters say Gov. Lamont isn’t doing enough to support affordable housing, survey finds

Nearly 90% of Connecticut residents say the state isn’t doing enough to create affordable housing. The survey spoke with 800 Connecticut voters from different parties, parts of the state and income levels.

About a dozen volunteers spent 1.5-2 hours gluing eelgrass seeds onto clam shells on Oct. 28, 2025 in Clinton, Connecticut. The clam shells will be loaded onto a boat that will travel across the sound, dumping approximately 1,600 clam shells. The hope is that the clams will bury themselves into the sea floor, thereby 'planting' the eelgrass seeds.

Clams, glue and boatloads of patience: How CT volunteers are restoring eelgrass in Long Island Sound

What looks like an adult version of arts and crafts is a unique way that conservationists are working – shell by shell – to restore eelgrass in Long Island Sound.

How effective is Gov. Gavin Newsom's social media strategy of mirroring Trump?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office is posting over-the-top social media content that mirrors President Trump's style. NPR asks a media and psychology expert about its effectiveness.

Justice Department scrutinized as its case against James Comey hits a new roadblock

The Justice Department's case against former FBI Director James Comey faced a new setback Wednesday, as questions mount over how prosecutors presented the indictment to the grand jury.

Martha Ackmann discusses her new book on the life of the iconic Dolly Parton

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

A portrait of President Trump hangs on the Labor Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25. The agency is bringing back some workers who took the government's deferred resignation offer. Still other employees whose jobs were eliminated received notices that they would be assigned to new positions.

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.

'Wicked: For Good' is in theaters, along with 'Zodiac Killer Project' and more

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are back in theaters for the second half of 'Wicked' this week, while Brendan Fraser plays an actor in stand-in roles in strangers' lives.

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