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FILE - A passenger jet on approach to Newark Liberty International Airport flies over the setting sun in Newark, N.J., March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

11:21 AM on Tuesday, August 18

A new study reveals that flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers, even more than people working with radioactive materials

Eyelid Surgery or Brow Lift? Dr. Homer Hojjat Breaks Down the Difference

11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18

FILE - A man's shirt is bathed in sweat before seven in the morning as he parks cars and provides security for a downtown cafe July 20, 2023, in Mexicali, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

The best fabric for extreme heat? It's more complicated than you think

9:07 AM on Tuesday, August 18

What we wear can affect how the body handles extreme heat, but there’s no single “best” fabric

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the South Court Auditorium in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

6:50 AM on Tuesday, August 18

President Donald Trump has been promoting new data showing U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago

FILE - Norway's King Harald gives a speech during a gala dinner at the Palace in connection with the state visit of the Icelandic presidential couple, in Oslo, on April 8, 2025. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)

King Harald of Norway is hospitalized for treatment in connection with a blood disease

3:32 AM on Tuesday, August 18

King Harald of Norway has been admitted to a hospital for treatment related to a blood disease, according to the royal palace

Sun Theary, a member of an explosive ordnance disposal team, picks-up a 60mm mortar round in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)

Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding

12:09 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Land mines and unexploded bombs from conflicts of the last century still plague parts of Southeast Asia, claiming lives and limbs each year

‘There is nothing else’: Californians face eviction as insurer cancels assisted living benefit

4:51 PM on Monday, August 17

Health Net, a major Medi-Cal insurer, is ending its assisted living benefits by year-end, affecting about 3,500 elderly patients, many with dementia

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight

4:15 PM on Monday, August 17

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been postponed indefinitely

FILE - Dr. Jessica Early holds a vial of the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at Prisma Health Pediatrics in Greer, S.C., March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

4:04 PM on Monday, August 17

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high

Bruce Springsteen biographer and music critic Dave Marsh dies at 76

9:51 AM on Monday, August 17

Dave Marsh, a renowned music critic known for his influential books on Bruce Springsteen, has died at 76

A health worker sprays disinfectant in a freshly dug grave for the body of Jacques Lobo Dhena, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead

9:23 AM on Monday, August 17

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers former pitcher Tommy John praises his late friend, Dr. Frank Jobe during a memorial service at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, April 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83

2:15 PM on Sunday, August 16

Tommy John, the pitching great known for the surgery that bears his name, has died at 83

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