Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages
Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation
US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules
Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, says a “witch hunt” is taking place.
Email by ‘A’ from ‘Balmoral’ asked Ghislaine Maxwell for ‘inappropriate friends’, Epstein files show
A newly released email sent to Ghislane Maxwell from “A” is among the latest set of Epstein files released by the US’ House Committee on
UN experts urge Iran to stop execution of woman activist
Zahra Tabari, 67, was sentenced to death after a trial that lasted less than 10 minutes, her family says.
Scientists learn more about how human embryos implant using artificial wombs
Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and
Generation K: The disturbing rise of ketamine abuse among young people
Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.
‘My first cervical screening was over before I knew it’
The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they’d known beforehand.
Texas Age-Verification Law for App Stores Is Blocked, a Win for Apple and Google
A preliminary injunction in federal court cited the First Amendment, handing a win to tech companies like Apple and Google.
Former Roomba C.E.O. Reminisces on 2008’s Viral ‘Shark Cat’ Meme
In conversation with Kevin Roose and Casey Newton on the “Hard Fork” podcast, the former Roomba C.E.O. Colin Angle shares how YouTube’s viral shark cat
How broader Epstein network could be exposed
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse are already looking beyond the release of the files in their pursuit of justice. It would seem sensible.
‘Catastrophic’ explosion at US nursing home
Two people have died and others are missing after an explosion at a nursing home in the US.
US bars five Europeans over alleged efforts to ‘censor American viewpoints’
US to deny visas to an ex-EU commissioner and four others it accuses of efforts to censor speech on social media.
Russian forces seize embattled Siversk town as Ukrainian troops withdraw
Fall of town comes as Russia, US propose a ‘demilitarised’, ‘free economic zone’ in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
Syria ministers discuss military cooperation with Putin in Russia: Report
Talks held between Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and Russian president.