Sleeping with lights or TV on tied to obesity
(Reuters Health) – For middle-aged and older women, sleeping with the television or lights on has been linked with higher odds of becoming obese, in...
Rapper Bushwick Bill dies at 52 after four-month battle with cancer
Rapper Bushwick Bill, best known for his work with the Houston-based trio Geto Boys, has died after a four-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Billboard magazine...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear BP unit’s dispute over Montana Superfund site
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to a hear a bid by a unit of British oil major BP Plc to avoid a lawsuit...
U.S. measles outbreak spreads to Idaho and Virginia, hits 1,022 cases
The United States’ worst measles outbreak in a quarter-century spread to Idaho and Virginia last week as public health authorities on Monday reported 41 new...
Once popular Weah battles mass protests in Liberia
Liberia’s president, the former soccer player George Weah, is facing large-scale demonstrations against his government over corruption and economic woes. Serena Chaudhry reports....
Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act
Canada plans to ban some single-use plastics like straws, bags and cutlery by early 2021 to reduce waste and litter and protect the world’s oceans,...
Despite protests, Hong Kong pushes extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has vowed to push ahead with amendments to laws allowing suspects to be extradited to mainland China a day after...
UK campaigners threaten legal action over dropped rape cases
Women’s rights campaigners said on Monday they would take legal action against prosecutors, accusing them of secretly pushing through changes that had led to a...
About 100 Malians killed in attack on Dogon village
Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided a rival Dogon village in central Mali overnight, killing at least 95 people and burning...
Xbox and Keanu Reeves unveil new console and games
Microsoft has unveiled its next-generation Xbox console, known as “Project Scarlett,” which is set to hit store shelves during the 2020 holiday season. Keanu Reeves...