A warm World Cup welcome? U.S. immigration policies have chilling effect
As the World Cup begins later this week, match officials and team members have faced enhanced immigration scrutiny when trying to enter the United Sta...
Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola
Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the last Ebola...
NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission
The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and An...
To find the World Cup's Cinderellas, we have to start with the group stage
Uzbekistan, Jordan, Cape Verde and Curacao are making their World Cup debut. Meanwhile, Scotland, South Africa, Canada, and New Zealand (just to name ...
Why ultra-processed foods could become the new war on tobacco
Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it come...
Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn
A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch t...
Are we ready to host the FIFA World Cup, and who can afford to go?
The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, po...
4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says
Voters in four states head to the polls today for their primaries. Here are the races to watch. And, global conflicts are at their highest level since...
GLP-1s appear to protect against cancer. Researchers are trying to figure out how
Recent studies suggest GLP-1s, the weight loss and diabetes drugs, may both prevent cancer and slow its progression. While weight loss is known to cur...
More Americans survive cancer. But the psychological impacts can persist for years
Due to advancements in treatment and screening, more Americans are surviving cancer. But many are left with lingering mental health challenges like an...
Maine's Senate race and much more. Here are the primary contests to watch today
Republican incumbents are facing tough challenges in Maine and Nevada. In South Carolina, a crowded field of MAGA-devoted Republicans are facing off t...
The Supreme Court is in its final stretch this term. Here are the major cases left
The Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases tha...
Israel and Iran agree to stop strikes for now, voters in four states head to the polls Tuesday for primaries, Trump makes baseless claims about electi...
Conflicts around the globe hit highest levels since World War II, new report says
The new report by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program said the massacres in El Fasher pushed one-sided violence in Africa to its highest levels since th...
Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic ...
Trump says pilots are fine after U.S. helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump saying the two crew members on board were "fine" after th...
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies. The move prevents them from securing U.S. defen...
Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration announced the fee as a way of prev...
Hey, Siri: Apple just announced a long-awaited AI update
At its annual developers' conference, Apple put the spotlight on new AI features, while highlighting security and child safety — and critiquing the co...
With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out
Hundreds of tickets are still available for the U.S. and Canada opening matches for the World Cup on Friday. Even more are available in resale platfor...
NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesa...
Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate
Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is ...
In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Accoun...
In speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for the dignity of all people
In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensur...
More than 40 million adults in the U.S. aged 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving so...
Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries s...
