Health

I’m 50 years old. Why do I still struggle with the need to be liked?

An over-investment in people-pleasing can be emotionally costly. Here’s how I’m training myself to be OK with letting people down

I’ve decided motherhood is not for me. But being an auntie? It’s what I was born to do

I’m a backup caregiver, a teller of stories, a giver of snacks. Also, kids ask too many questions for their parents to answer them all

Why young men are entering the world of digital distraction

Young men today are demoralized. That’s the conclusion from the Institute for Family Studies’ new report on the state of young men, based on a survey that actually talked to them.

Outshine Fruit Bars recalled nationwide over possible glass contamination, company says

August 18, 2026 / 10:57 AM EDT / CBS News

After a long job search, this 45-year-old is ditching corporate for nursing school—she wishes she'd done it earlier

Kristy Layden spent over a year job searching after losing her job as a senior manager in e-commerce and fulfillment. Now she's going to nursing school instead.

How insurers made billions while using fake 'ghost rates' to starve your doctor

The federal healthcare ecosystem was just sent into a tailspin by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In its landmark August 2026 ruling for Texas Medical Association v. HHS, the full 17-judge panel struck down the federal government’s formula for how health insurers calculate out-of-network payment benchmarks.

America’s Rural Lands Are Burning

This summer has been a terrible fire season in the U.S.—just not in the most populated places.

'We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals': why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild

Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans

Brain-breaking sex, bad boys in leather and queer glory: why TV vampires are so intoxicating

The Vampire Lestat has seduced fans around the world with its eye-popping antics. But this obsession with hot vamps goes way beyond forbidden love, bare chests and a taste for LSD-laced blood

Cool as a cucumber: recipes and tips to save you from cooking in a heatwave

When ovens and stovetops just won’t do, turn to loaded toasts, open sandwiches, cold noodles and smashed cucumbers, say our no-cook experts

'A new normal': Miami faces worsening seaweed problem as piles of algae wash up on beaches

Officials have had to remove thousands of tons of sargassum from Florida’s beaches amid the climate crisis

England's ancient oak trees dying in extreme hot and dry weather

Woodland Trust says trees struggling in drought stress, with older ‘survivors’ disproportionately affected