‘Forever chemicals’ found in animals around the world
More than 330 species of wildlife around the world are contaminated with widely used chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new analysis that identified traces of the synthetic chemicals…
Sexual attacks against teen girls increased at school, online and at home during lockdown
The recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found an unprecedented wave of grief and sadness among teenage girls uncovered a stunning statistic: In 2021, nearly…
Ohio derailment: What chemicals spilled and how could they affect residents?
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The chemicals that spilled and were later burned near East Palestine, Ohio, after the Feb. 3 train derailment have the kinds of names that bring back…
Starbucks adds olive oil in coffee; CEO calls it a ‘market maker’
Starbucks’ new line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks could disrupt the industry, interim CEO Howard Schultz told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday. “This is a transformational moment in the history…
Feds fine Mormon church for illicitly hiding $32 billion investment fund behind shell companies
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a nonprofit entity that it controlled have been fined $5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations that the…
Home Depot raises starting hourly pay to $15 amid ongoing nationwide labor shortage
Home Depot announced Tuesday it was investing $1 billion in its hourly workers, bringing their average starting salary to $15 an hour. The workers will see the increase, which went…
Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines
CASTELNAU-TURSAN, France — French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks…
Lufthansa tech meltdown strands thousands of passengers
An IT failure at Lufthansa stranded thousands of passengers and forced flights to Germany’s busiest airport to be canceled or diverted Wednesday, with the airline blaming botched railway engineering works…
WHO hopes to test an experimental Marburg virus vaccine amid an outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
The World Health Organization hopes to test an experimental Marburg vaccine in Equatorial Guinea, which announced its first outbreak of the virus Monday. Nine deaths have been confirmed, while 16…
If unidentified flying objects were weather or science balloons, it only deepens the mystery
The type and origin of the three unidentified flying objects shot down in North American skies last week remain a mystery, and the incidents have sparked further curiosity over what…