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Ousted FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad is returning to the agency

Ousted FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad is returning to the agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Food and Drug Administration official is getting his job back as the agency's top vaccine regulator, less than two weeks after he was pressured to step down at the urging of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative alli
Why more women are switching to reusable menstrual products

Why more women are switching to reusable menstrual products

It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to a reusable menstrual disc. "I had already been wary of tampons from an environmental perspective and also from a biological perspective.
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced

Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that's more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation at home and abroad that Israel “has no choice
Mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

Mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

MUNDRI, South Sudan (AP) — Joy Falatiya said her husband kicked her and five children out of their home in March 2024 and that she fell apart after that.
Feel sticky this summer? That's because it's been record muggy East of the Rockies

Feel sticky this summer? That's because it's been record muggy East of the Rockies

More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the Eastern United States' humidity in recent decades, an Associated Press data analysis shows.
What to know about how Trump's judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades

What to know about how Trump's judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades

CHICAGO (AP) — A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump's nominees to the federal courts have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions.
Trump has said abortion is a state issue. His judicial picks could shape it nationally for decades

Trump has said abortion is a state issue. His judicial picks could shape it nationally for decades

CHICAGO (AP) — One called abortion a “barbaric practice.” Another referred to himself as a “zealot” for the anti-abortion movement.
CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police

CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S.
Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion in Gaza

Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — International condemnation grew Saturday over Israel's decision for a military takeover of Gaza City , while tens of thousands of Israelis rallied in what local media called one of the largest anti-government protests
Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors put hopes of nuclear ban in the hands of youth

Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors put hopes of nuclear ban in the hands of youth

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S.