Biden administration wants to cover weight-loss prescriptions under Medicare, Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid would be required to cover weight loss drug prescriptions for millions of obese Americans under plans announced by the Biden administration Tuesday.
New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants
People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV
Video: Israeli finance minister says it is ‘necessary to occupy Gaza’
Israel’s finance minister told a settler lobbying group that it is “necessary to occupy the Gaza Strip".
South African miners trapped underground: What’s the latest?
Officials have arrested a group of 14 people who emerged unassisted, including a teenage boy.
Bangladesh police clash with protesters as Hindu leader detained
A court in Chittagong denied bail to the man charged with sedition as India cautioned about justice for minorities.
Why I want to arrest Myanmar’s military leader | Close Up
A teacher-turned-rebel joins a people's fighting force to take back Myanmar from military rule.
Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it's business as usual in California dairy country
New research and discussions with dairy farmers in the Central Valley suggests H5N1 bird flu is more widespread among people than the reported numbers indicate.
Teen Mathematicians Tie Knots Through a Mind-Blowing Fractal
In the fall of 2021, Malors Espinosa set out to devise a special type of math problem. As with any good research question, it would have to be thought-provoking, its solution nontrivial — something others would want to study. But
Partners pitch 'exclusive' access to Mt. Waterman ski resort. The Forest Service has concerns
Partners seeking to buy the ski resort raised alarm bells among Forest Service officials when they announced plans for a club with special access to the slopes.
What Is Distributed Computing?
No device is an island: Your daily computational needs depend on more than just the microprocessors inside your computer or phone. Our modern world relies on “distributed computing,” which shares the computational load among multiple different machines. The technique passes
‘Surreal’ video shows stealthy killer whales glide past downtown Vancouver
A ferry captain captured the stunning moment a family of killer whales, or orcas, came within 10 feet of the boat in downtown Vancouver.
Monitoring the status of hostages still in Gaza after Hamas’s attack
A total of 251 people were taken in the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. We’re tracking what happened to each of them.
