Health

The Night My Marriage Fell Apart

In the span of about 20 minutes, I lost my wife, my best friend, and my grip on life. Finding it again took a lot longer.

The fastest way to lose the biotech race with China

China’s biotech industry is only barely trailing — and in some areas, is already surpassing — America’s. China now initiates roughly the same number of clinical trials for novel drugs as the United States. Chinese biotechs are far outpacing their American competitors in the stock market.

Democrats' latest healthcare fantasy would mean longer waits

For progressives, the answer to every healthcare problem is invariably the same: more government.

I lost my beloved husband after 35 years, then my sister and my father. Here’s how I rebuilt my old happy self

I tried everything from gong baths to junk food and intermittent crying as I attempted to deal with my grief. Nothing helped – until I started tuning in to what my body was telling me

Reversing the Reading Recession

Our nation’s schools are failing to teach our children to read, and a new report shows that the learning loss began more than a decade ago, well before COVID-19. Fortunately, the same report found that some districts have reversed the decline through tried-and-true teaching methods. Now we need the political will to implement those reforms nationally.

Heatwaves are becoming the norm. This is what Britain will look like in the year 2052

People sleep outside because their houses are too hot to inhabit, water is scarce and supermarkets are for the wealthy

Asparagus tart and fattoush: Sami Tamimi’s Palestinian recipes for spring

A fresh, fragrant tart and a vibrant, crunchy salad to accompany it – flavours of the season, and of home

I stopped checking the weather forecast

Like so many Britons, I usually consult a weather app before venturing out of the house – and often cancel plans if I don’t like what I see. Here’s what happened when I went cold turkey for a week

Indians protest over ‘forever chemicals’ after relocation of scandal-hit Italian factory

Lack of Pfas regulations raised in parliament after Guardian revealed former Miteni plant bought by Indian company

Live Updates: Massive blast ruled out at California chemical leak in Orange County as officials say crisis is "not over"

Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 8:24 PM PDT / CBS LA

‘My head spins with the heat’: India’s gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures

Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heat

California residents near dangerous chemical tank forced to flee homes: "You're freaking out"

Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 7:31 PM EDT / CBS News