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Unhoused women on Skid Row face dire health outcomes. This doctor wants to change that - 2026-01-14T05:00:00-05:00
Homeless women face unique health challenges with few dedicated resources. And as the number of women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles continues to grow, Dr. Mary Marfisee hopes to bring them lifesaving resources.

Young men want to get big. For some, it's becoming an obsession - 2026-01-14T05:00:00-05:00
Some teen boys are determined to grow more muscular to match their social media idols. Gym-going and manipulating their diet can become compulsive — and dangerous.

NASA set to bring astronaut (and the rest) of Crew-11 home early for medical reasons - 2026-01-14T05:00:00-05:00
In an unprecedented move, NASA is bringing an astronaut crew home early from the International Space Station because one astronaut has an undisclosed medical condition.

The story of 'synergy,' the word we love to hate - 2026-01-14T05:00:00-05:00
It's not just the quintessential corporate jargon word. "Synergy" goes back hundreds of years, with history in Christianity, medicine and psychology.

A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 29 people - 2026-01-14T02:57:35-05:00
A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train, causing a fiery derailment that killed at least 29 people Wednesday in northeastern Thailand. Another 64 people were injured.

China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs - 2026-01-14T02:12:52-05:00
China's trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald Trump's onslaught of higher tariffs.

Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington on Wednesday - 2026-01-14T01:33:10-05:00
U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark's foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, at the center of a geopolitical storm.

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies - 2026-01-13T20:13:57-05:00
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.

Republicans say Clintons risk contempt of Congress for not testifying on Epstein - 2026-01-13T17:57:41-05:00
House Republicans are seeking testimony as part of their investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons say they've already provided in writing what little they know.

FTC accuses AI search engine of 'rampant consumer deception' - 2026-01-13T16:34:33-05:00
Federal officials say a company that operates hundreds of landing pages for AI answers is running an operation that has duped thousands of users, who were unable to stop costly monthly charges.