Nation Dec 26 13 undeniably good things that happened in 2016 It’s worth looking back through the debris of the last year to remember that it wasn’t all bad.
Health Dec 20 Heroin deaths soar compared to other opioids, new study shows Government researchers dove into death certificate data to uncover what drugs are most commonly associated with overdose deaths in the United States. These deaths are on the rise, and heroin is becoming a primarily culprit.
Health Dec 15 The many mixed messages schools send students on healthy eating In schools, where companies enjoy a captive audience, food marketing is widespread -- on pizza packaging, football game scoreboards and vending machines, for example. But the messages on healthy eating in the classroom often conflict with both that marketing and…
World Dec 13 Which nations jail the most journalists? Worldwide, governments have jailed 259 journalists, according to a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. That's the highest total since 1990 when the group first tracked the number of imprisoned reporters.
World Dec 09 In the Philippines, Duterte’s brutal war on drugs kills thousands In the Philippines, police and unidentified gunmen have murdered thousands of people in recent months, but President Rodrigo Duterte says these death squads have more work to do.
Health Dec 06 How much time do parents spend on their screens? If you want to scold your teen or tween for their screen time on smartphones, tablets and computers, think twice: You may be setting their example.
Economy Dec 01 To break recession, Latin America and Caribbean nations must support its self-starters, study says Latin American and Caribbean nations continue to languish in a recession, and a recent report says policies that promote greater entrepreneurship could give economies a needed boost.
World Nov 25 ‘Stateless’ with ‘no possibility of escaping war’: One Syrian refugee’s story Tired of waiting for the international community to help refugees rebuild their lives, Mohammed Badran decided to take action for Syrian refugees who were "stateless and stuck," just like himself.
Health Nov 17 How cancer could emerge as the leading cause of death in the U.S. Researchers at the CDC studied four decades of data to project when cancer may become the single most lethal illness in the United States.
Health Nov 16 Why is the teen birth rate so much higher in rural areas? For the first time, government researchers studied teen birth rates in rural and urban counties. The differences surprised them.