A singing circle at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw helps people with dementia and other brain conditions connect through music. At a recent session, Megan Worthy, 58, joins her daughter and other …
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC's Savannah Guthrie, remains missing after nearly 40 days in Arizona. In neighboring New Mexico, Lynette Pino says she has something in common: Her son remains missing …
Women in South Africa are turning to guns and martial arts for self-defense in a country where rates of gender-based violence are extremely high. Firearm ranges offer training programs specifically …
Affordable housing residents near a federal immigration building in Portland, Oregon, have won a court order limiting federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the facility. U.S. …
The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced the departure to staff in an email late …
A new state audit says Hawaiʻi’s education department is falling short on buying local food for school meals because its planning and tracking are haphazard. On Thursday, auditors described paper …
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are trying to boost use of red flag orders that can temporarily remove guns from people in crisis. Experts say too few people know the option exists. Gun deaths in the state have …
Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus says Cristiano Ronaldo’s hamstring injury is more serious than first thought. Ronaldo limped out of Al-Nassr’s 3-1 Saudi Pro League victory over Al-Fayha last weekend. …
Minnesota adopted an ambitious timeline to replace all lead water pipes in the state. While a federal mandate wants the work done by 2037, Minnesota moved it up to 2033. But supporters of the work …
A new study shows heat waves increasingly trigger sudden, severe droughts across the world as the planet warms. Not only are they increasing, but that increase is accelerating. The researchers say …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Peru to pay compensation for a woman’s death tied to a forced sterilization program. The court issued its landmark ruling on Thursday. It says …
Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening sun together …
A Connecticut city has joined hundreds of others around the country that have installed new firehouse alarm systems that aim to reduce firefighters' stress when calls come in. Danbury rolled out the …
A Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months after the denial of his asylum application has died in the hospital. The man's brother says Wednesday that 56-year-old …
Jamaica’s foreign ministry says it is ending a decades-long agreement with Cuba involving its medical missions. The unexpected move announced Thursday comes as the U.S. pushes for ending such …
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant will miss at least two more weeks as he continues to recover from a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. The Grizzlies announced Thursday that …
Last year, President Donald Trump promoted unproven ties between Tylenol and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition. New research found that for nearly …
California street doctors warn that new federal Medi-Cal rules put many unhoused people at risk of losing health coverage. The law starts in 2027 and adds an 80-hour monthly work rule for many …
A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive. Women say the affordable prostheses are a relief and …
While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places. After-work happy hours, corporate parties and client meetings at fancy bars are still expected in many …