New mosquito raises fear of year-round Malaria in Kenya
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) — Researchers from Kenya’s Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have detected a new species of mosquito in the East African nation that has shown resistance to locally-used insecticides and the potential to transmit M…
Obesity drugs often aren’t covered by insurance. Experts say this limits access, increases disparities.
Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Dr. Deborah Horn wants to give her patients with obesity the best possible care. But too often, the conversation in appointments isn’t focused on picking the best treatment options, which sometimes includes …
Snowstorm slams Northeast as South braces for severe weather
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A dangerous storm is on the move, bringing snow and rain to the Northeast on Tuesday morning.
New York City received its biggest snowfall of the season, with 1.8 inches on the ground in Central Park and up to 5.6 inches in the Br…
Pandemic-era food stamp benefits are about to end: What that means for Americans
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Deanna Hardy of Marshfield, Wisconsin, is stocking up on pricier food items like meat, eggs and salmon before her family’s monthly food stamp benefits are drastically reduced.
“We’re really going to struggle,…
Keke Palmer welcomes baby boy with Darius Jackson
NBC/Will HeathKeke Palmer is a mother!
Taking to Instagram the actress, 29, announced she welcomed her first child — a baby boy — with Darius Jackson.
“Hey Son!!!! 1. Only 48hrs of being parents!” she wrote alongside of carousel of photos and video…
Rare snowfall in Southern California strands residents as another winter storm takes aim
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Rare snowfall in parts of Southern California has left scores of people stranded this week as winter storms sweep across the United States.
About 600 elementary and middle school students from Orange County’s Irvine Unified Schoo…
In Brief: New ‘Ted Lasso’ trailer, and more
Apple TV+ on Monday released the official trailer for Ted Lasso’s third season. The clip, set to the Rolling Stones’ classic “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” contains no dialogue until the very end, when Sam Obisanya –played by Toheeb Jimoh — le…
Ohio train derailment: Buttigieg urges Norfolk Southern to join close call reporting system
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is calling on the rail operator at the center of a hazardous train derailment in Ohio to join a program that would allow its employees to voluntarily and co…
What the ‘lab leak’ theory report about COVID’s origins does and doesn’t mean
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The news that the U.S. Department of Energy now believes with “low confidence” that the COVID-19 pandemic “most likely” was the result of a laboratory leak in China, resulted in a firestorm of debate a…
The labor market is booming and these jobs are growing the most
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The job market is booming, despite headline-grabbing layoffs at tech behemoths like Amazon and Google.
As illustrated by that contrast in fortunes, however, the hiring surge hasn’t been distributed equally. For …