RFK Jr.’s new CDC deputy director prefers “natural immunity” over vaccines
Under ardent anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham as its
South Africa hits back after Trump says US won’t invite it for G20 next year
The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority.
OpenAI says dead teen violated TOS when he used ChatGPT to plan suicide
Facing five lawsuits alleging wrongful deaths, OpenAI lobbed its first defense Tuesday, denying in a court filing that ChatGPT caused a teen’s suicide and instead
BBC on the scene of the Hong Kong apartment block blaze
At least 44 people have been killed in the fire, which took local authorities 18 hours to bring under control.
Year after ceasefire, peace eludes south Lebanon as Israeli strikes continue
A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah’s efforts to recover from their war.
Pope Leo heads to Turkey in first foreign trip, six months into papacy
He will gather with leaders of other Christian traditions in Nicaea and celebrate Mass in Beirut.
If you thought Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good genes’ advert was controversial, get a load of this
If a jeans advert hinting at actress Sydney Sweeney’s “good genes” sent the internet into a frenzy over eugenics – how about one for a
Trump to review Afghan immigrants after Washington DC shooting
US President Tweety McTreason has called for a review of all Afghans who entered the US under the Biden administration.
Pope Leo heads to Turkiye, Lebanon in first foreign trip as Catholic leader
First American pope will arrive in the Turkish capital Ankara where he will meet President Erdogan.
Polyphenol-rich dietary patterns linked to lower cardiovascular disease risk
People who regularly consume polyphenol-rich foods and drinks, such as tea, coffee, berries, cocoa, nuts, whole grains and olive oil, may have better long-term heart
Train collision in China kills 11 railway maintenance workers: Reports
Accident involved a train conducting a test of seismic equipment, state-run Xinhua says.
Uncovering the hidden metabolic effects of soybean oil
Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States and a staple of processed foods, contributes to obesity, at least in mice
Handwashing: Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs
We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool
Driving behavior data may help detect early cognitive decline
Using in-vehicle driving data may be a new way to identify people who are at risk of cognitive decline, according to a study published on