There has been a lot of debate around the world about ultra-processed food and some studies have suggested it is linked to poor health. But, what exactly is ultra-processed food and is it harmful for us?...
Billions of people around the world rely on a little cup of coffee to get them through the day. But have you ever stopped to think about what it's doing to your body?...
A major shakeup to the federal student loan system affecting millions of borrowers will take effect July 1. The changes mean some Americans -- especially lower-income borrowers -- will face higher monthly payments on their student loans. Other borro...
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An artificial intelligence (AI) model is helping some patients get diagnoses after years of unexplained illness, according to a new study. Researchers from OpenAI and Boston Children's Hospital took the existing genetic data of 18 pediatric patients...
Social Security's trust fund that pays retiree and survivor benefits is expected to begin running low on moneyearlier than previously expected, leading to questions from Americans who rely on the benefits for their living expenses. Without con...
Votes are being counted in the closely watched primary election to determine Los Angeles' next mayor. Voters in the nation's second-largest city had their choice of 14 candidates to choose from in a race that included incumbent Mayor Kare...
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Reading food labels can be confusing so Dr. Ian Smith, physician and author of “The Last 15,” joins TODAY to share a lesson in how to read food labels to ensure that what you're eating is actually healthy. He shares ways to identify misle...
President Donald Trump on Monday voiced support for suspension of the federal gas tax as the White House looks for ways to ease a surge in gas prices set off by the war with Iran. A repeal of the tax – which amounts to 18.4 cents a gallon of r...
In northeast Wichita, Kansas, a chemicalthat is known to increase the cancer risk to humanshas seeped into the ground for decades, contaminating the groundwater widely unbeknownst to residents, according to local officials. Some 50 years...
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San Francisco rang in the Year of the Fire Horse with its annual Chinese New Year parade Saturday evening, with thousands of revelers cheering on hometown hero and Olympic champion Eileen Gu as its grand marshal. The procession featured drums, danci...
Moltbook, a new website where AI programs can socialize with one another, has been gaining in popularity in recent days. Real people aren't allowed to post on the platform, but humans can scroll through Moltbook as observers. More than 1.6 million ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Preventive cholera vaccination programs will restart globally after they were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. In a ...
A partial government shutdown has recently come to an end, but another one may be on the horizon if Democrats and Republicans can't hammer out an agreement onpotentialrestrictions to put on immigration enforcement tactics that have been p...
Mortgage rates whipsawed in recent weeks as markets reacted to a flurry of policies from the Trump administration. It began with a major milestone. Mortgage rates earlier this month fell below 6% for the first time in nearly three years, according t...
An elderly driver was injured after crashing through a coffee shop on Thanksgiving night in Los Gatos, California, according to police. The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department said in a statement Friday that officers were called to the Los Gato...
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