Flu Season Shows Signs of Leveling off
This nasty flu season, which has been worsening for months, may finally be leveling off. Health officials on Friday said about 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last
Read MoreThis nasty flu season, which has been worsening for months, may finally be leveling off. Health officials on Friday said about 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last
Read MoreHighlights from media coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics: BEING THERE: Sometimes the secret to good reporting is simply being there, even if you’d rather not. Alpine skiing reporter Steve Porino
Read MoreFacial hair is trendy worldwide these days, but in Jerusalem beards have never gone out of style, projecting religious mysticism, nationalism and ideals of masculinity. For men of all
Read MoreДослідники заявляють, що побутові вироби, зокрема мило, фарба, дезодорант, товари для чищення або ж інші засоби особистої гігієни, можуть бути суттєвим джерелом забруднення повітря в Європі та США, на рівні
Read MoreSpacewalking astronauts stepped out Friday to wrap up months of repair work on the International Space Station’s big robot arm. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan’s Norishige Kanai emerged
Read MoreЗакінченням лижної гонки серед чоловіків на 15 кілометрів завершився для українських спортсменів сьомий офіційний день Олімпіади-2018 у південнокорейському Пхьончхані. За підсумками змагань у чотирьох дисциплінах Україна залишилася без медалей. В
Read MoreУ сьомий день Олімпіади-2018 у південнокорейському Пхьончхані завершились три дисципліни за участі українців – скелетон, фігурне катання та гірськолижний спорт. Фінальні заїзди відбулись у скелетоні. За підсумками перших двох заїздів
Read MoreRyan Coogler’s superhero film Black Panther, based on the Marvel comic, is about a king of a technologically advanced African country. His superb fighting skills are enhanced by his mystical
Read MoreRyan Coogler’s superhero film “Black Panther,” based on the Marvel comic, is about a king of a technologically advanced African country. His superb fighting skills are enhanced by his mystical
Read MoreThe sportscaster who popularized the phrase “Let’s go to the videotape!” filed an age discrimination lawsuit on Thursday over his firing from shock jock Don Imus’ radio show. Warner Wolf,
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) warns healthy pregnant women are undergoing unnecessary medical interventions at an alarming rate. Given the trend, WHO is launching new recommendations aimed at reducing potentially
Read MoreНа території України є близько 130 тисяч пам’яток історії і культури державного і місцевого значення, з них до державного реєстру пам’яток внесено 7,2%, повідомляють у Міністерстві культури. За словами заступниці
Read MoreThe first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injuries has won U.S. government approval. The move means Banyan Biomarkers can commercialize its test, giving the company an early
Read MoreПитання квартирної черги у Києві для учасників Революції гідності вирішене після вручення 14 лютого ще чотирьох сертифікатів на квартири в столиці, повідомили у Київміськадмінстрації. «Три квартири отримали учасники Революції Гідності,
Read MoreНа Олімпіаді у південнокорейському Пхьончхані завершилися змагання з гірськолижного спорту. Чоловіки змагалися у швидкісному спуску, а жінки – гігантському слалому. Українець Іван Ковбаснюк показав 49-й час (1:48.57). «Золото» здобув Аксель
Read MoreУ Лізі чемпіонів 14 лютого відбулись чергові матчі 1/8 фіналу. Іспанський футбольний клуб «Реал» з мінімальною перевагою переміг французький «Парі Сен-Жермен». На 33-й хвилині французи відкрили рахунок: Андріен Рабіо забив гол
Read MoreA Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after her husband said she didn’t immediately fill her
Read MoreWhen stockpiles of yellow fever vaccine run low, partial doses are effective, according to a new study. The report on the vaccine, which currently is in short supply, comes as
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch has said world soccer’s governing body must tackle rights abuses in Russia’s Chechnya region now that one of the teams in this year’s World Cup in Russia
Read MoreTwo babies, born 15 months apart to the same young woman overcoming opioid addiction. Two very different treatments. Sarah Sherbert’s first child was whisked away to a hospital special-care
Read MoreIs that love in the air or french fries? White Castle, KFC and other fast-food restaurants are trying to lure sweethearts for Valentine’s Day. It’s an attempt to capture a
Read MoreOne of 2018’s most hotly anticipated new films premiered for African audiences this week in the Kenyan hometown of one of the film’s stars, Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o. Based on
Read MoreAmerican snowboarder Shaun White has won his third career Olympic gold medal Wednesday with a masterful run in the men’s halfpipe at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea. The
Read MoreThe use of blood-sucking leeches in treating disease may seem like a relic of the Middle Ages, but one Polish company says there is growing demand by doctors for the
Read MoreAs a student, Leah Wangari imagined a glamorous life as a globe-trotting flight attendant, not toiling in dirt and manure. Born and raised in Kenya’s skyscraper-filled capital, Nairobi, the
Read MoreKeita Horiko glided across the rink at the Ice House, picking up speed as he attempted a jump – and sprawled in a fall as he came back down. Unfazed,
Read MoreSurgeries in low-income countries had higher rates of infections than those in higher-income countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The authors said their report provided a
Read MoreMuhammad Ali knew he didn’t have much time left. His career was at stake — but more importantly, so was his freedom — as he awaited the day he would
Read MoreBabe, I’m gonna feed you, one top North Carolina eatery reassured Led Zeppelin’s famished frontman. The News & Observer reports that Robert Plant and his backing band, Sensational Space Shifters,
Read MoreTens of thousands of revelers are expected on New Orleans streets for parades and rowdy fun as Mardi Gras caps the Carnival season in a city with a celebration of
Read MoreAn unmanned Russian cargo ship has blasted off for the International Space Station, two days after the original launch was scrubbed. The Progress capsule is carrying 2.7 metric tons (3
Read MoreНа реставраційні роботи у львівському соборі святого Юра уряд виділив 20 мільйонів гривень, повідомляє прем’єр-міністр України Володимир Гройсман. За його словами, реставрація починається цього року. «Собор святого Юра у Львові
Read MoreПохорон українського філософа Мирослава Поповича відбудеться 13 лютого о 13:00 на Байковому кладовищі в Києві, повідомляє Інститут філософії імені Григорія Сковороди. Громадянська панахида запланована в конференц-залі Національної академії наук з
Read MoreCompanies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups that in turn promoted the medications’ use, according to a report released Monday by
Read MoreDallas Brown can still see the bullets coming for him 50 years later, smacking into the dirt at his feet as north Vietnamese soldiers fired on his platoon during an
Read MoreMelting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows. At the current rate, the world’s oceans on
Read MoreAn all-female freshwater fish species called the Amazon molly that inhabits rivers and creeks along the Texas-Mexico border is living proof that sexual reproduction may be vastly over-rated. Scientists said
Read MoreVic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as “the best pipes in the business,” has died in Florida at the age of 89, his daughter said.
Read MoreThe Trump administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025, and private businesses running the place instead. Under President Donald Trump’s 2019 proposed budget released Monday, U.S.
Read MoreA drag queen is headlining the parade of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most storied samba schools Monday night as Carnival celebrations across the country continue the tradition of ridiculing
Read MoreВлада Києва повідомляє, що через зростання захворюваності на грип і гострі респіраторні вірусні інфекції в столиці України на карантин закрили 119 шкіл. При цьому, як повідомила директор Департаменту охорони здоров’я
Read MoreThe frigid weather at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang is causing some schedule changes. On Monday, the below freezing temperatures caused the postponement of the women’s giant slalom less than
Read More«За попередньою інформацією консула, громадян України не було на борту літака Ан-148, що зазнав катастрофи в Підмосков’ї» – повідомив у Twitter офіційний представник Департаменту консульської служби МЗС України Василь Кирилич.
Read MoreForget the Winter Olympics, the Champion’s League or the Super Bowl. The real competition right now is who’s going to be invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. Everyone
Read MoreThe World Health Organization is calling for resolute action to end violence against children. WHO’s appeal comes in advance of a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden this week that will seek
Read MoreZiad Doueiri’s film ‘The Insult’ is one of this year’s Oscar nominees in the Foreign Film category. The film, largely a courtroom drama, tackles the cultural, religious and political rifts
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