Shift work tied to poor mental health
People who work night shifts or varied schedules that disrupt their sleep may be more likely to develop depression than individuals with 9-to-5 jobs, a...
Nine-year-old amputee models at Paris Fashion Week
Nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre, whose legs were amputated due to a birth defect, became the first double amputee to walk the runway in Paris Fashion Week...
Peru’s Vizcarra calls for vote of confidence as political crisis escalates
Peru’s centrist President Martin Vizcarra on Friday called for a vote of confidence over lawmakers’ proposed members for the Constitutional Tribunal, a move that would...
Disney, Sony reach Spider-Man movie deal
Under a deal announced Friday by Sony Corp and Walt Disney Co., Spider-Man will headline a new movie in 2021 and appear in a future...
Washington governor urges state health board to ban some vaping products
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee on Friday urged state agencies to ban flavored and cannabis-derived vaping products, joining other states and the federal government in...
U.S. Senator Feinstein seeks probe into EPA actions against California
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Friday called for a probe into whether politics instead of pollution was behind the Trump administration’s threat this week to...
U.S. agents raid genetic testing labs, charge 35 in Medicare fraud probe
U.S. federal agents raided genetic testing laboratories, and 35 people were criminally charged in four states in a crackdown on genetic testing fraud that officials...
Moment of truth coming for Brexit with time running out, EU and Britain say
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney warned on Friday that time was running out for Britain and the European Union to hammer out a divorce deal...
Workplaces could be good setting for diabetes prevention
People in certain occupations have a three-times-higher risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those in other jobs, probably because of lifestyle factors, a nationwide...
Turkey not satisfied with talks with U.S. on Syria ‘safe zone’
Turkey is not satisfied with talks with the United States on establishing a “safe zone” in northern Syria and will act alone if there is...