Health
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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy
Neanderthals live on within us.
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Missouri sues clinic that challenged ban on gender-transition drugs for minors
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has taken action against a clinic that sought to block the state's ban on gender-transition drugs for...
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Literacy experts urge parents to read with kids to make up for COVID losses
Literacy experts say it's time for parents to get kids reading again as they catch up from two years of pandemic-related learning losses.
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Film legend Sophia Loren has successful surgery after fracturing a leg in a fall at home, agent says
Film legend Sophia Loren is recovering from successful surgery for a leg fracture after she fell in her Switzerland home, an agent for the...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to enhance the state's protections for LGBTQ+ people
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills Saturday aimed at bolstering the state's protections for LGBTQ+ people, a day after issuing a...
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Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say
Ben Phillips' childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade at their St. Louis housing...
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Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
What does it mean to be human?
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Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says
President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday.
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Many states are expanding their Medicaid programs to provide dental care to their poorest residents
For months, Carlton Clemons endured crippling pain from a rotting wisdom tooth. He couldn't sleep, barely ate and relied on painkillers to get by.
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Nikki Haley's approach to abortion is rooted in her earliest days in South Carolina politics
As a state representative running a longshot campaign for South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley would often explain her opposition to abortion with...
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Pro-life ad featuring Biden to run during Ohio State-Notre Dame game
A pro-life ad against an Ohio abortion-rights ballot measure features an unlikely advocate: President Biden.
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Biden gives gun-control lobby what it wants: a new federal office dedicated to stopping gun violence
President Biden on Friday created a new federal office of gun violence prevention to coordinate efforts across the government to curb gun crimes.