The World Health Organization is planning to rename the monkeypox virus to "MPOX" in an effort to avoid racist stigma surrounding the old name after scientists aired concerns of discrimination because the virus's origins are linked to African countries.
The Heritage Foundation is spending more than $1 million to run ads against a same-sex marriage bill making its way through Congress, with plans to air the commercials during a number of NFL and college football games over the holiday weekend.
Some local governments and nonprofit organizations are using vending machines to distribute Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, in the hope of reducing drug overdose deaths.