The promise of weight-loss drugs keeps growing
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced this week that the highest dose of its new weight-loss drug helped people shed more...
In D.C. elections, it’s ‘the year of the rat’
No matter one’s political views, the candidates in this year’s primary elections in D.C. can agree on one thing: the...
People with eating disorders are taking GLP-1s, and doctors are alarmed
Stevee Williams, a restaurant manager in Houston, was preparing for her sister’s wedding when anxieties bubbled up about how she...
‘It’s called winning’: Why a tech industry super PAC is running ads about ICE
Nida Allam, a 32-year-old Democrat, was fighting a close North Carolina primary when a barrage of ads swept in. Over...
Claws out as wildlife center, chicken joint owner brawl over planned expansion
ROANOKE, Va. — At the end of a long, narrow road nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains sit two properties...
How artists want to use a melted Robert E. Lee statue to heal a wounded city
CHARLOTTESVILLE — After white supremacists staged a violent rally around a monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 2017,...
Forget a cup of sugar. These neighbors asked to borrow the backyard.
Marisa Mender-Franklin had always considered herself a gardener, but when the 37-year-old elementary school teacher grew the flowers for her...
Africa is Catholicism’s future, but Pentecostal churches are growing faster
LUANDA, Angola — Christianity is flourishing in Africa. But what shape it will take for most believers is an open...
Man returns $30,000 in cash he found in Wawa bathroom in Florida
A Florida man walked into a Wawa bathroom in Palm Beach County, Florida, carrying a black fanny pack that contained...
She’s the world’s oldest drag king, and still hoping for her big break
She had cleaned houses seven days in a row. Her knee ached from falling, and she couldn’t afford a garment...
Studying sports and disability, he laid the groundwork for the Special Olympics
On a sweltering July day in 1968, 1,000 young athletes gathered at Soldier Field in Chicago, where they ran, jumped,...
The simple trick that can stop a mosquito bite from itching
It’s hard to think about much else when you have a fresh mosquito bite you’re desperate to scratch. The insatiable...
See what artists want to do with Charlottesville’s melted Confederate statue
CHARLOTTESVILLE — After white supremacists staged a violent rally around a monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 2017,...
People with eating disorders are taking GLP-1s and doctors are alarmed
Stevee Williams, a restaurant manager in Houston, was preparing for her sister’s wedding when anxieties bubbled up about how she...
‘Remove illegals,’ the campaign ad said. Its funder: The AI lobby.
Nida Allam, a 32-year-old Democrat, was fighting a close North Carolina primary when a barrage of ads swept in. Over...
