Kevin McCarthy said he supports Liz Cheney but has ‘concerns’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he supports his Republican colleague Rep. Liz Cheney following her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the House, but added he has "concerns" and didn't know her thoughts ahead of her announcement
Analysis: Amanda Gorman’s distinctly Black love for country
The enterprise of creating a more perfect union still "stands before us," to use Amanda Gorman's words, from confronting persistent racial inequalities to banishing the reanimated forces of White supremacy that threatened the US Capitol on January 6.
Biden’s push for bipartisanship faces early test
President Joe Biden's pledge to restore a tradition of bipartisan deal-making in Washington is facing an early test as a divided Congress weighs his ambitious pandemic relief plan.
Consumer Health: Treating cervical cancer
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating cervical cancer. If your health care provider determines that you have cervical cancer, you'll have further tests to determine the extent, or stage,
Nationwide survey finds physician satisfaction with telehealth
In late November, the?COVID-19 HealthCare Coalition, comprising more than 1,000 health care organizations, technology firms and nonprofits, including?Mayo Clinic, published the?Telehealth Impact Physician Survey results. The survey, managed through Mayo Clinic and led by?Steve Ommen, M.D., medical director, Mayo Clinic
What’s the concern with COVID-19 variants?
Currently, three new variants of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are creating concern. They include: A variant identified in the U.K. This COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7) has 23 mutations. Several of these mutations are in the spikelike S protein that
Consumer Health: Are high-protein diets safe for weight loss?
For most healthy people, a high-protein diet generally isn't harmful, particularly when followed for a short time. Such diets may help with weight loss by making you feel fuller. However, the risks of using a high-protein diet with carbohydrate restriction
Maintaining your mental health during challenging times
Civil unrest and domestic terrorism at the U.S. Capitol, and the threat of additional violent protests across the nation -- compounded with an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans -- has many people struggling with their
Farmers Irrigation District hydropower facility offers sustainable solution to a growing challenge
On Monday, July 22, about 30 HydroVision attendees visited the beautiful Hood River Valley outside of Portland, Oregon to tour in-conduit hydropower projects and learn how modernizing irrigation districts is a sustainable solution to help combat a changing climate.
Fourth man pleads guilty to police fire during George Floyd protests
A fourth man has pleaded guilty to a Minneapolis, Minn., police precinct arson after George Floyd's death in May.
Notable deaths of 2021
Broadcaster Larry King, baseball legend Hank Aaron, Joanne Rogers, widow of TV icon Mr. Rogers, Magician Siegfried Fischbacher, Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda, actor Dearon "Deezer D" Thompson and actress Tanya Roberts are among the first famous people
‘Barney Miller’ alum Gregory Sierra dead at 83
"Barney Miller" and "Sanford and Son" actor Gregory Sierra has died of cancer at the age of 83.
Ocean Viking ship rescues hundreds of migrants off Libya coast
A total of 374 migrants have been rescued in two days, said SOS Mediterranee, which operates Ocean Viking aid vessel.
Turkey’s religious authority denounces ‘evil-eye’ charms
State-run body says the blue amulets - believed to date back to 3,300 BCE - are incompatible with Islam.