A Venezuelan migrant gets a shot at stardom
After a chance encounter Mexican pop singer Mario Domm is helping 22-year-old Venezuelan migrant Alexander Beja, pursue his dream of musical stardom....
U.S. prices for multiple sclerosis drugs are on the rise
(Reuters Health) – Annual costs of disease modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis more than quadrupled from 2006 to 2016 as several new, costly medicines entered...
Vet saves animals, sounds alarm over Bolivian wildfires
What was until recently a verdant area of trees and wildlife in Southern Bolivia has now become a charred landscape where life teeters on the...
Alternate-day fasting associated with weight loss
(Reuters Health) – People who start fasting every other day may lose more weight than they would if they stuck to their usual eating habits,...
Italy inches toward new govt as Trump backs Conte’s return as PM
The two parties trying to form a new Italian government made progress toward a coalition deal on Tuesday, cheering financial markets as well as U.S....
Explosions hit Gaza police checkpoints, two dead: officials
Explosions hit two police checkpoints in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing two officers and wounding several other Palestinians, the Hamas-run interior ministry said, declaring...
Deputy head of presidential office may serve as Ukraine’s next premier
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s political party is considering Oleksiy Honcharuk, a deputy head of the presidential office, as its nominee for prime minister, one of...
Actress Lori Loughlin waves off attorney conflict in U.S. college scam case
Actress Lori Loughlin on Tuesday waved off concerns about a potential conflict involving the lawyers who will defend the “Full House” star and her husband...
No dirty jokes please: Comics find a new stage inside LA car wash
Los Angeles comedian Kurt Braunohler has performed stand-up sets in cargo trucks, schoolbuses and even gondolas, but his latest venture scales things down even further:...
Childhood cancer survivors face variety of heart risks
(Reuters Health) – Childhood cancer survivors’ risks for heart problems may be broader than what was previously recognized, researchers say....