She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease

Inflammation is a 'double-edged sword': How to protect against chronic disease

Inflammation is linked to chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Longevity experts say managing it is key to healthier aging and disease prevention.

NBC News - 2d

Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's chronic lung disease worsens

Norway's royal family says Crown Princess Mette-Marit's chronic, incurable lung disease has worsened, meaning she may have to change her schedule at short notice.

CBS News - 6h

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.

Wired - Feb. 20

Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, U.N. agency warns

More than 97% of measles cases across North and South America have been in the U.S. or Canada.

CBS News - 2d

President Trump is losing the stock market war to the rest of the world so far. Here's where investors are taking advantage

Emerging market stocks, China and European stocks are beating U.S. indexes since the inauguration of Donald Trump.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Trump highlights border, crime in address, saying "it's time for America to wage war on the cartels"

In his joint address, President Trump asked Congress for more funding on the border and immigration. He spoke to Laken Riley's family, the namesake of the first U.S. law he signed. He also ...

CBS News - 1d

A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

Wired - Feb. 27

Doctors advise Carter to not have foot surgery

Doctors have advised Abdul Carter against having foot surgery, the former Penn State star's agent told ESPN.

ESPN - Feb. 27

Congo mystery disease "investigation deepens," WHO says

The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.

CBS News - Feb. 27

C.D.C. Sends ‘Disease Detectives’ to Texas for Measles Outbreak

The Trump administration is stepping in to help Texas respond to the deadly and highly contagious respiratory virus.

The New York Times - 2d

America’s Flex

We cover President Trump’s new tariffs.

The New York Times - 2d

America is changing, but it’s still America the great

America’s real power is the ideas that it exports, the culture it projects and the future it continues to invent. As long as America keeps leading in these areas, its influence isn’t going anywhere.

The Hill - 1d

Dead soldier's sister says army 'not safe' for women

Gunner Jaysley Beck's sister says she would not advise other women to join the Army.

BBC News - Feb. 22

Ukrainian soldiers are returning to battle after amputation

Ukrainian soldiers who lost limbs in the three-year war against Russia are returning to the battlefield out of a sense of duty amid the grim outlook for their country

ABC News - Feb. 23

Mali to investigate claims soldiers 'executed' women and children

Yahoo News - Feb. 23

Sneak peek: Cati Blauvelt: Death of a Soldier's Wife

All new: A soldier goes on the run after his wife is murdered. With him, his 17-year-old girlfriend. What does she know? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, March 8 at 10/9c ...

CBS News - 10h

The arrogant ex-soldier who turned into a triple killer

Kyle Clifford's behaviour leading up to the murders escalated at an unprecedented rate, say police.

BBC News - 4h

World's oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina

A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity.

NBC News - 1d

World's oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina

A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity

ABC News - 1d

Soto slams 426-foot HR in 1st at-bat with Mets

Juan Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for his new team, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning for the Mets in their 6-2 win over the Astros on Saturday.

ESPN - Feb. 22

Many Americans are unaware of some heart disease risk factors, survey shows

Many Americans aren't aware of some of the biggest heart disease risk factors, according to a new survey from the Cleveland Clinic. CBS News' Michael George reports.

CBS News - Feb. 24

Disease outbreaks and starvation set to grow after USAID cuts

Millions of people around the world are today feeling the repercussions of President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze international aid for 90 days and shut down the U.S.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Potential top pick Carter might need foot surgery

Potential No. 1 draft pick Abdul Carter has a stress reaction in his right foot, tests revealed, and the Penn State standout will need to decide soon whether to have surgery, agent Drew Rosenhaus ...

ESPN - Feb. 27

Billy Hart Has One Foot in Jazz’s Past and the Other in Its Future

At 84, the drummer whose discography includes credits on more than 600 albums is releasing another by his long-running quartet.

The New York Times - Feb. 27

Shortsighted Taiwan may have lessons for the world as a preventable disease skyrockets

Up to 90% of young people in Taiwan have myopia but eye experts say the growing global trend can be reversed. In the final days of their eight-week bootcamp, dozens of young Taiwanese conscripts ...

The Guardian - 6d

Man City defender Aké sidelined after foot surgery

Manchester City have been dealt another injury blow after Nathan Aké underwent foot surgery.

ESPN - 2d

Foot Locker’s sales recovery continues, but consumer pressures hurt outlook

Foot Locker’s stock was tripped up by downbeat full-year outlook, which offset continued sales improvements.

MarketWatch - 1d

She Lobbied for Formaldehyde. Now She’s at E.P.A. Approving New Chemicals.

Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.

The New York Times - Feb. 26

Israeli Military Prosecutor Charges Five Soldiers in Abuse of Palestinian Detainee

Lawyers representing one of the soldiers said they have presented arguments that deny the charges against the reservists.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

'No apology will bring her back', says soldier's mum after inquest

A coroner has ruled the Army failed to protect Gunner Jaysley Beck from relentless harassment.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Mali army opens an investigation into deaths of civilians blamed on soldiers

Mali’s army says it’s investigating soldiers who were accused by separatist Tuareg rebels of killing at least 24 civilians earlier this week

ABC News - Feb. 22

As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers

ABC News - Feb. 23

AP PHOTOS: Ukrainian soldiers who returned to the battlefield after amputation

Many Ukrainian brigades have at least one, often several, amputee soldiers still on active duty, who chose to return to combat driven by the sense of responsibility amid the grim outlook for their ...

ABC News - Feb. 23

Merz: Sending German soldiers to Ukraine currently not up for debate

Yahoo News - Feb. 23

Residents attack Bangladesh air force base in altercation with soldiers, 1 dead

Reports in Bangladesh say a group of residents have attacked an air force base, prompting soldiers to open fire that killed at least one and wounded several others

ABC News - Feb. 24

Man sentenced to 105 years for murdering Dutch soldier outside Indiana hotel

An Iman convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a Dutch solider in downtown Indianapolis after a fistfight in 2022 was sentenced to 105 years in prison.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Inside a Ukrainian operating room where wounded soldiers get reconstructive surgery

At just 26 years old, Dr. Ihor Pryntsypal is one of Ukraine's youngest orthopedic trauma specialists. He took CBS News into an operating room where a Ukrainian soldier was having reconstructive ...

CBS News - 2d

Suspect in Kabul bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia

Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate. US politics live – latest updates A suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing ...

The Guardian - 1d

She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease

Topics