Health

Cocktail of the week: Mareida’s cerezo negro – recipe

Taking inspiration from Chile’s traditional borgoña, this red-wine cocktail makes for a great aperitif

A Milwaukee Teen is Murdered. How the Seat Position in Her Car Linked to Her Killer

February 20, 2026 / 7:30 AM EST / CBS News

An Extraordinary Account of a Dangerous Marriage

Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is an astonishingly honest look at her life with a man who did the unthinkable.

Eric Dane, "Grey's Anatomy" star diagnosed with ALS, dies at 53

Updated on: February 20, 2026 / 6:10 AM EST / CBS/AP

I always dismissed primroses as boring and twee

Monty Don loves these harbingers of spring, and I’m beginning to think he is on to something

Vaccine Development and the Costs of Uncertainty

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Cold Storage review

Stranger Things’ Joe Keery is joined by a stellar cast battling an outbreak of virulent brain spores, but the film doesn’t offer much more than endless wisecracks and a splatterhouse grossfest

How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels

Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health

Let’s Talk About RFK Jr.’s Workout Pants

Our health secretary is a jeans guy, and he knows it.

Man Who Saved Baby in Stroller Blown into Lake Michigan at Chicago's Belmont Harbor Didn't Know How to Swim

February 19, 2026 / 4:46 PM CST / CBS Chicago

CDC vaccine panel meeting postponed amid RFK Jr bid to reshape policy

Postponement of ACIP meeting this month comes as US pediatricians challenge committee’s legitimacy in court

Avalanche risks remain high in California after deaths of skiers

Forecasters predict more snow in Sierra Nevada mountains as climate crisis increases threat of dangerous conditions