Many deadly common cancers get little charity funding
(Reuters Health) – Many of the most common and lethal cancers get the fewest research dollars from fundraising advocacy groups, especially cancers associated with stigmatized...
Rapper Meek Mill granted new trial
The rapper’s 2008 convictions on drug and weapons charges have been overturned. Alicia Powell reports....
Trump says Mexico may put more troops at the border with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is seeking to slow the flow of migrants seeking to enter the United States illegally from Mexico, said on Wednesday...
‘As all American as apple pie’ – NYC factory makes most fortune cookies in the world
‘Chances are if you go to any Asian restaurant that serves fortune cookies in the U.S., I would bet it’s our cookies in there,’ says...
Rapper Meek Mill granted new trial on 2008 drugs, weapons convictions
Meek Mill, a rapper who has become an advocate for reform of the U.S. criminal justice system, is entitled to a new trial on drugs...
Doctors advise hospice care for Valerie Harper, TV’s ‘Rhoda’
Six years after going public with her brain cancer diagnosis, “Rhoda” sitcom star Valerie Harper’s health apparently has taken a turn for the worse, as...
Belarus diplomat shot by neighbor in Ankara over personal row: governor
A Belarusian diplomat was shot and wounded by his neighbor in the Turkish capital Ankara late on Wednesday, Ankara’s governor said, adding that the shooter...
Kremlin critic Navalny jailed for 30 days for calling protest
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was jailed for 30 days on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said, ahead of a march he planned to lead in Moscow in...
No Spanish government deal seen before key vote on Thursday: source
Prospects of a coalition deal between acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists and the far-left Podemos ahead of a vote in parliament on Thursday seemed...
Relaxed UK salt policy tied to more heart disease, cancers
(Reuters Health) – Declines in salt consumption in England have slowed since a 2011 shift in government policy gave greater freedom to the food industry...