Health

Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son ‘does not study much’, diaries reveal

Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’

“They tell me I am being sectioned. I am not concerned”: Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray on being sent to a psychiatric hospital

In an exclusive extract from the actor’s memoir, she recalls the depths of her psychosis

Pizza

In a world of ready-made food, packaged to be tossed together by amateurs, pizza stands apart—one dish, at least, which calls for time and skill.

These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

The kids are not all right, and frustratingly, we don’t really know how to help them.

Beach Vacationers Are Doing It Wrong

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'Every health facility said they were full': fear that spread of Ebola in DRC is gathering pace

New strain of virus, aid cuts and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak

Staten Island Shipyard Explosion, Fire Leaves 1 Dead, Over 30 Hurt

Updated on: May 22, 2026 / 11:17 PM EDT / CBS New York

With Ebola "spreading rapidly" in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to "very high"

Updated on: May 22, 2026 / 10:21 PM EDT / CBS/AP

How Some U.S. Schools Are Teaching Kindness Classes: 'Just Makes Me Want to Be a Better Person'

Red Wing, Minnesota — The U.S. spends hundreds of billions every year teaching children how to read, write and calculate. But what about kindness? Why isn't that a subject in school? Well, in some places, it is.

Australia's largest recorded diphtheria outbreak is spreading through remote Indigenous communities

By the time a national vaccine blitz was announced this week, unlinked cases had already been reported in four states. Why did it take so long for governments to act?

Kyle Busch was coughing up blood a day before his death, 911 call reveals

Updated on: May 22, 2026 / 7:39 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Democrats are a global outlier on gender medicine for minors

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