New Mexico's Democratic lawmakers are vowing urgent action to shore up safety net spending in a top state for participation in Medicaid and federal food assistance
Cuban FM says Rubio’s ‘personal’ agenda in Latin America risks Trump’s peace prospect
Cuba's top diplomat says recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “personal” agenda against the region
Human skin cells are turned into eggs in fertility breakthrough
Scientists say their early-stage work could help older women or same-sex male couples have children Researchers have created human eggs from skin cells, potentially transforming IVF treatment for couples who have no other options. The work is at an early stage but if scientists can perfect the process it would...
Colon cancer is on the rise among young people – and research points to one major culprit | Devi Sridhar
If smoking was the cancer villain of the 20th century, eating ultra-processed food may be its 21st-century counterpart Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Cancer used to be seen as part of ageing: something that mainly afflicted people over the age of...
Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains
Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’ Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time. A study of more than...
Marines say they hit recruiting goals and point to ‘unapologetic’ standards
The Marine Corps is now touting that it hit its recruiting goals this year
Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100
Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died at age 100
In UN speech, Beijing makes clear its intent to remold global norms, seizing on Trump’s retreat
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has made a strong case for China's role in global governance at the United Nations General Assembly
2 killed, 5 wounded when man opened fire in casino parking lot in Texas, authorities say
Authorities are trying to determine why a man opened fire in the parking lot of a casino in a Texas border city over the weekend, killing two people and wounding at least five others before fleeing the scene
California woman violently arrested by sheriff’s deputies secures $17M
A woman who was knocked unconscious and arrested by two Northern California sheriff’s deputies after pulling off a road during a family trip in 2020 has been awarded a $17 million settlement