Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party’s leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.
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Nursing homes falling farther behind on vaccinating patients for COVID
COVID-19 continues to menace nursing homes across the US, but a new report reveals just four out of 10 nursing home residents have gotten their updated COVID shot since last fall.
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Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after battering southeast Caribbean islands
Hurricane Beryl is nearing Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, and forecast to make landfall on Wednesday. Officials there have declared a “major disaster area” and implemented an island-wide curfew.
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Hail Caesar salad! Born 100 years ago in Tijuana
The Caesar Salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico on July 4, 1924 to feed hungry American tourists. We’ve been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.
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In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids
The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.
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‘We’re not stuck.’ Why Boeing’s Starliner isn’t returning to Earth (yet)
The return of Starliner has been indefinitely delayed, but NASA and Boeing say the astronauts will use the spaceship to get home — eventually.
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Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play on the same team for the WNBA All-Star game
Clark and Reese developed a rivalry after facing off in the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship, and have played against each other since they both were drafted to the WNBA earlier this year.
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Democratic Rep. Doggett says Biden needs to drop out of the race or Trump will win
Texas Democrat asks Biden to drop out of the race to stop “an authoritarian strongman.”
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Haiti’s interim prime minister shares his vision to lift Haiti out of chaos
Haiti’s interim PM talks about tackling his country’s challenges.
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FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease
The approval of Eli Lilly’s Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.
