Health

UMass Dartmouth football player killed in stabbing in Providence, fellow student charged with murder

Updated on: September 19, 2026 / 8:07 PM EDT / CBS Boston

California warns of measles exposure in six counties from unvaccinated train passenger

Health authorities work to notify people who were exposed to person who traveled through at least six counties

Elderly man allegedly beaten to death in Virginia Walmart by parents of employee

Bert Atienza and teen worker reportedly exchanged words before parents showed up and allegedly attacked shopper

She pays $96 a month to live in Yellowstone National Park: 'Being here has changed my life'

Zoe De La Paz quit her corporate job in Chicago and in June moved to Yellowstone to work as a seamstress.

Lederhosen, sauerkraut and tapping the first barrel: Oktoberfest 2026 opens

Crowds gather as the 191st edition of the world’s biggest beer festival kicks off in Munich, Germany

Likelihood of eating fresh produce increases with income for US adults, new CDC report shows

The report highlights deep divides between low- and middle- income, a disparity that dates back decades

Girl orphaned by Super Bowl reporter’s drugging and a deadly Kansas crash is ‘extreme victim’, granddad says

Parents of Eleanor, 3, both died within a year. Her dad’s killer was just convicted. Now a man faces trial in her mother’s car crash death

‘Way too many guns around’: experts say firearm access key factor in spate of US family killings

Acts of ‘familicide’ have increased dramatically this year – in the US, the killer is more likely to have easy access to a gun

Firefighters struggle with staffing, equipment shortages amid record wildfire season: 'We're running thin'

September 19, 2026 / 8:00 AM EDT / CBS News

A woman's postpartum symptoms wouldn't go away. A brain tumor was to blame.

September 19, 2026 / 8:00 AM EDT / CBS News

Don’t be afraid to be masculine, laugh more, and phone your mum: letters to our sons, by Stephen Graham, Riz Ahmed, Danny Dyer and other wise men

The Adolescence actor and the psychologist Orly Klein asked fathers to write to their sons. The results – from famous dads to the wisdom of strangers – were moving and motivating. Here’s a selection

After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly

This week’s government announcement on school food standards is huge. It’s based on common sense and science. Beautiful!