A Venezuelan attends an asylum interview in Southern California while his wife, a doctor, is detained in Texas. Milenko Faria says his wife, Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar, has been in immigration custody since …
For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Recent research shows this chronically contaminated watershed in Southern California is also …
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in …
President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump …
Police say a man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside has been arrested after walking into Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut. Authorities said company security guards detained him on …
EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Hundreds of rural hospitals across the country are facing closures after years of funding problems. The issue was compounded last summer by the Trump administration’s …
Trump says he's nominating Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director.
California is clashing with the Trump administration again with a bill that could leave doctors caught between state and federal law. Assembly Bill 1930 would fine medical providers if they comply …
A new study finds the worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger adults is concentrated in people with less education. That suggests socioeconomic factors could be driving the problem. …
Sudan is entering a fourth year of war marked by famine and massacres, in what the United Nations calls an “abandoned crisis.” The conflict between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support …
Israeli strikes have again rocked southern Lebanon, highlighting the fragility of diplomatic efforts. Smoke rose Wednesday over Tyre, a coastal city once seen as a refuge from fighting. The strikes …
Arizona’s largest utility has agreed not to cut off electrical service to customers for nonpayment while high temperatures are 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) or above. That is part of a …
PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) — Sudan has entered a fourth year of war, deepening what aid groups call the world’s largest humanitarian crisis as millions face famine, displacement and violence. …
The interactive gaming platform Roblox, popular among children and teens, has reached an over $12 million agreement with the state of Nevada over its protections for young users. Attorney General …
Federal health officials will meet this summer to consider easing restrictions on a controversial group of drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement. …
It’s said a plate of soup made of bovine bellies and legs can cure ulcers and an assortment of other ailments if you’re courageous enough to try it. The owner of a restaurant in the Greek city of …
Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but intensely passionate movement is rebelling against the omnipresent screen. They say we're spending far too much time staring at our …
EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Doula care used to be a luxury reserved for those who could afford it. But now, doulas are becoming mainstream, with insurance coverage growing fast and parents from …
The World Health Organization says vaccination programs across Africa have saved more than 50 million lives over the past five decades, but progress is slowing in some countries. More than 500 …
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators. The possible change …