Health

'Demonic oppression' and 'girly convos': the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity

Girls Gone Bible is on tour in the US, touting a regressive ideal of femininity through discussions of abstinence and mental health struggles

American missing in wake of Nepal floods contacted, Nepali officials tell CBS News

Updated on: September 1, 2026 / 9:31 AM EDT / CBS News

Nepal-Tibet Flood Deaths Pass 1,000 as Police Ask Relatives for DNA to Identify Victims

Relatives of missing tourists asked for blood samples and photos, as efforts continue to rescue trapped hydropower workers

The market forces quietly adding thousands to patient bills

September 1, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News

Houseplant hacks: can a lint roller banish pests?

It’s a great detection tool, but if your plant is infested with thrips or spider mites it may not be enough …

Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer?

Who dreams of having a Euro summer now when staying in an ancient, uncooled building in the Old Town is like trying to sleep in a wood-fired pizza oven?

Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot

Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325

CDC omits Pennsylvania measles deaths from weekly update

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said it would not include two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in the federal agency’s weekly outbreak update, explaining it is still investigating the cause of the deaths.

3 friends went hiking in the Grand Canyon. 1 died and 2 were reported missing after flash floods.

Updated on: August 31, 2026 / 10:39 PM EDT / CBS News

Hiker, 91, becomes oldest person to complete grueling Appalachian Trail

Dale Sanders said he fell 71 times on the trail, but completed the journey as ‘people are motivated … by my efforts’

How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster

Flash flooding in Arizona tourist destination was likely triggered by compounding climate factors, such as drought and warming in Pacific Ocean

North Carolina teenager dies from rare infection caused by brain-eating amoeba

Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in warm freshwater, and if it enters through the nose, can cause brain damage