One quarter of every U.S. healthcare dollar wasted
About a quarter of the dollars spent on healthcare in the U.S. may be wasted, a new analysis suggests....
Drinking by prospective fathers tied to infant heart defects
(Reuters Health) – Fathers who drink alcohol in the months just before their child is conceived are more likely to have a baby with heart...
PG&E to cut off power to nearly 800,000 customers to reduce wildfire risk
Power provider PG&E Corp’s unit said on Tuesday it would cut off power for nearly 800,000 customers across northern and central California to reduce wildfire...
UAE pulls some forces from Yemen’s Aden as deal nears to end standoff: witnesses
The United Arab Emirates pulled some of its forces from Yemen’s southern port of Aden on Tuesday, officials and witnesses said, as a Saudi-led military...
Protest-hit Ecuador seeks foreign help, relocates government
Ecuador sought mediation from the United Nations or Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday after six days of anti-austerity protests that have pushed President Lenin Moreno’s...
At U.N., Europeans urge North Korea to move toward giving up nuclear weapons, missile programs
The five European members of the United Nations Security Council urged North Korea on Tuesday “to take concrete steps” toward giving up it nuclear weapons...
Brazil president sees crime behind mystery oil slicks
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that mysterious oil slicks polluting northeastern beaches likely had criminal origins, without explaining further....
Barr investigates the investigators of Russian meddling
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has been traveling internationally to help investigate President Donald Trump’s complaints that his campaign was improperly targeted by U.S. intelligence...
Kim Kardashian talks Greta, politics, and prison
U.S. reality TV star Kim Kardashian said on Tuesday that she admired Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, whom she called a “brave and amazing...
Brazil president sees crimes behind mystery oil slicks
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that mysterious oil slicks polluting northeastern beaches likely had criminal origins, without explaining further....