For a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodies, but now that’s changing. Scientists are beginning to understand that our fat is actually intricate and dynamic, constantly in conversation with the rest of the body. It’s now even considered by some to...
Drugs, denial and stigma: the babies and children swept up in Fiji’s HIV nightmare
Vulnerable young people, partners of drug users and victims of sexual violence also among those afflicted in world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic The night her baby’s heart stopped, Clare* blamed herself. Had she taken her out in the cold too much? Had she damaged her lungs by drinking iced water...
Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
Denmark’s military says its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment
France will summon Ambassador Charles Kushner over US comments on activist’s death
France is summoning U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest American comments about the killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque
New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on drivers licenses, birth certificates
Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many of their birth certificates
US futures, bitcoin fall and Asian markets are mixed after the Supreme Court nixes Trump’s tariffs
U.S. futures have dropped and Asian shares are mostly higher after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs
FBI director joins US men’s hockey team in locker room celebration of Olympic gold medal
FBI Director Kash Patel joined the American men's hockey players in the locker room for a rowdy celebration of winning the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Milan
Trial begins for Utah mom accused of killing husband then writing a children’s book about grief
A murder trial is set to begin for a Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of killing him
Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton goes on public display for first time
Hundreds of thousands of visitors expected for month-long display of 13th-century saint’s remains Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on full public display from Sunday for the first time, in a move that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors. Inside a nitrogen-filled case with the Latin...
ICE begins to purchase warehouses, but some owners are backing out of deals
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is encountering some pushback as it undertakes a $45 billion expansion of detention centers