Obesity may permanently change the way the human brain reacts to food intake, according to new medical data, prompting some physicians and public health experts to call for insurers to cover medications for obesity.
Above-average snowfall and rain in the West this year, combined with an infusion of federal funds for forestry and fire prevention work, has afforded the region a reprieve from intense wildfires as the season begins, and as Canada experiences what is on track to be its worst fire season on record.
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, one of the most powerful people in the state, has been accused of having an affair and using his political position to engage in group sex with people seeking political favor.
The founder of RMS Titanic Inc. presented a bleak picture of the search for a missing submersible, saying there was almost no chance that anyone was still alive on the craft.
An ex-teammate of controversial transgender swimmer Lia Thomas called out the University of Pennsylvania on Monday, alleging the school silenced her and her teammates regarding concerns over Thomas's presence on the team.
Michelle Wu, the liberal mayor of Boston, is engaged in a fight with her purely Democratic city council over its proposed 2024 operating budget, which included substantial cuts to the city's police and veteran services departments.
