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Russia vs. US: Where is life better?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to win the March 18 election by a wide margin, but that doesn't mean Russians are happy with the way things are.

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FDA approves first drug to treat smallpox

The US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday its approval of the first drug to treat smallpox. The contagious disease was eradicated in 1980 thanks to vaccination efforts, but there are concerns that it could be used in a bioterror attack.

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Next-generation drug from Eli Lilly boosts weight loss to 24%, highest yet seen in trials

An experimental drug from Eli Lilly helped patients with obesity lose an average of 24% of their body weight over 48 weeks on the highest dose in a mid-stage study, the most weight loss seen yet in a new class of drugs that’s revolutionizing the field.

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Eating this food may be a reason why some people live to 100

Beans, beans, the magical … longevity food?

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Buckingham Palace official quits after asking Black charity boss where she was 'really from'

An honorary member of Buckingham Palace has resigned and apologized after a Black charity founder said she was questioned about whether she was really British at a royal reception on Tuesday.

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A Texas pastor welcomed a death row inmate into his church and is set to pray over him at his execution

Once a month, Pastor Dana Moore gets into his car and drives 300 miles across Texas to Livingston, where he walks into a state prison, takes off his belt and shoes and is ushered through a metal detector before stepping through metal gates that clang shut behind him.

How long you live may depend on how much money you make

Life expectancy in modern, affluent societies is supposed to move in only one direction: upward. But that is not what is happening in the United States. The 2010s were the first decade in American history in which life expectancy failed to rise since the federal government began keeping comprehensive mortality statistics in 1900. Then along came Covid-19.

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: I had been lying when I said 'family is most important'

Marriage counseling has played a big role in Reed Hastings' success, the Netflix co-founder and co-CEO told Poppy Harlow Thursday. In an interview Thursday with CNN's Poppy Harlow, Hastings said the marriage counselor he went to with his wife of 29 years helped him see that he was "a systematic liar." He would say things like, "Family is the most important" -- not because he meant it but because it was "conventional to say that."

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Perjury Charge Against Former Trooper in Sandra Bland Case Dismissed

The former Texas state trooper who pulled over and arrested Sandra Bland has turned in his law enforcement license in exchange for having a perjury charge against him dismissed.

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5 things for March 28: North Korea & China, Sacramento, water park death, new organ

Meet the "clown" running for Congress in South Carolina. No, really. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Criminal investigation into Coast Guard Academy revealed years of sexual assault cover-ups, but findings were kept secret

A secret investigation into alleged sexual abuse at the US Coast Guard Academy, the training ground for the Coast Guard’s top officers, uncovered a dark history of rapes, assaults and other serious misconduct being ignored and, at times, covered up by high-ranking officials.

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Trump's first 100 days on the global stage

Trump entered office rejecting traditional foreign policy positions

The US can no longer afford to be the world's policeman, Trump declared during the campaign

A weatherman slammed his station's constant 'Code Red' warnings. It may cost him his job.

A local Illinois weatherman criticized his own news station's "Code Red" weather alerts, saying the alert "doesn't recognize that not all storms are created equal" and that the alerts are forced upon him by a "corporate initiative."

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Back-to-back weekend parties at park near NYU raise coronavirus concerns

New York officials are working to curb large gatherings in Washington Square Park after parties two weekends in a row raised concern over coronavirus spread.

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FDA Confirms That St. Jude's Cardiac Devices Can Be Hacked

It's official: Hearts can be hacked. The FDA confirmed that St. Jude Medical's implantable cardiac devices have vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to access a device. Once in, they could deplete the battery or administer incorrect pacing or shocks, the FDA said on Monday.

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Teen who shared photo of packed high school hallway says she's receiving threats

A teen who shared a photo of a crowded hallway at her Georgia high school last week says she has been receiving threats after the image went viral.

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There's a big push in 2018 to get young people to register to vote

In 2018, Beyoncé fans can register to vote at the On The Run II Tour, high schoolers can register from their classrooms and shoppers can register at a participating Levi Strauss location.

What 2021 is showing us about Black lives mattering

More than a year after the pivotal moment where millions of Americans witnessed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of those charged with the responsibility to serve and protect -- and about two weeks after the salutary news that his killer would pay with a 22.5 year prison sentence -- it seems like a good moment to assess what progress, if any, has been made in the social and professional advancement of Black Americans. Unfortunately (but not perhaps unsurprisingly) there are lately troubling new examples that that progress is haltingly slow.

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US has closely monitored power struggle between Prigozhin and Russian government for months

American officials determined as early as January there was an internal power struggle underway between the private military group Wagner and the Russian government, and have been gathering and closely monitoring intelligence on the volatile dynamic ever since, according to officials.

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3 children found abandoned in an apartment with another child's remains in Texas, sheriff says

Sheriff's deputies in Houston made a horrifying discovery in an apartment Sunday: three children who they say were abandoned with the decaying body of another child inside.