6 planets will be visible at end of February
NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and…
The scaly anteaters called pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — They are hunted for their unique scales, and the demand makes them…
Cuban health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s debilitated health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the…
Personal finance tips from ‘Your Rich BFF’ Vivian Tu
NEW YORK (AP) — Are you intimidated by personal finance? Vivian Tu wants to help. Tu is known…
Social media firms head to court over harms to children’s mental health
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices…
Judge orders takeover of health care in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and…
Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up…
FDA drug approvals: Makary and Prasad say one study will be enough
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous…
Trump and some GOP states aim to limit pollution rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their states’ ability to set environmental regulations,…
Texas Tech medical school cancels talk on health, ethical considerations in late-pregnancy abortions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a scheduled talk by an OB-GYN who has provided abortion care…
Surprise shark sighting in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too…
Fraud is ‘inevitable’ at a museum the size of Louvre, official says
PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would…