Health

FDA Reverses Course and Will Review Moderna's mRNA-Based Flu Vaccine

US drug regulator originally refused to consider application, fueling critics' concern about alleged 'anti-vaccine agenda'

Queen at Sea review

Driven by fine performances from Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall, Lance Hammer’s comeback is unbearable in its tragic candour and essential in its moral questioning

9 skiers still missing after avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe

Updated on: February 18, 2026 / 7:15 AM PST / CBS Sacramento

Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide

Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000

‘A mission of mine’: during Ramadan, Sudanese food is a reminder of what is at stake in a time of war

The loss of sacred spaces during the period of observance and the ongoing conflict reminds us of the importance of cherishing food

Long Covid Is Still Here. I Know

With more than 200 possible symptoms, long Covid isn’t easy to treat and diagnose. Rolled-back federal funding has led longhaulers to ask: is this all in my head?

I tried the latest sleep trick – and my husband and I were up all night

Cognitive shuffling is apparently the remedy for a spinning mind at 3am. But it made me question all my choices

Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds

Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year

Epstein survivor Juliette Bryant says she was trafficked from South Africa and soon realized it was "not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped"

Updated on: February 18, 2026 / 4:56 AM EST / CBS News

Researchers didn't think there were sharks in Antarctica waters. Then one was caught on camera.

Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.

No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return

Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationists

Being Gordon Ramsay review

This six-part extended brand advert follows the TV chef’s attempt to launch numerous eateries under one roof. It’s a lot of restaurant drama to have in your life