Health

Film posters for The Mummy banned from public display in UK

Watchdogs say adverts in London tube stations broke its rules with ‘realistic impression of a dead child’

Norah O'Donnell: 7 things I learned from trainer Kira Stokes

August 5, 2026 / 9:09 AM EDT / CBS News

The herbicide haunting a New York farm town

Paraquat is banned in over 70 countries. Some farmers and their families in Hebron believe the pesticide is causing Parkinson’s disease and are demanding that New York ban it

Italy to Place All 27 of Its Major Cities on Highest Heat Alert

Move Comes as Fourth Heatwave of Summer Intensifies, Edging Temperatures in Some Areas Close to 40C

'So destructive': women are paying for face scans that tell them what cosmetic procedures to get

'Looksmaxxing' culture has led to the rise of facial analysis services – but experts warn they aren’t backed by science and can be harmful to users

Worried about interrupting someone’s scrolling? Here’s what experts think

What's the social etiquette around trying to talk to someone looking at their phone? It depends, experts say.

‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug

The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammals

Toast the cat survives Utah apartment fire by sheltering in closet for three days

Feline escaped his namesake fate when blaze ripped through building and displaced more than 40 families

A Child of My Own review

Candy-coloured recreations of one woman’s pregnancy unravel as dark truths are revealed in Maite Alberdi’s intimate docudrama

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year

UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity

I’ve spent years testing air purifiers

Wildfire smoke, pet dandruff and cooking fumes can all pollute the air in your home. Winix, Shark and Dyson make the top air purifiers to fix that

Perez Hilton hospitalized after livestreaming self-harm on TikTok

Emergency services were seen outside Hilton’s home in Miami on Tuesday night after members of the public reported seeing Hilton harm himself