Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Search results for ""

Order
Filter by category
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity , reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat.
Read more >
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.
Read more >
CME says Canada must act decisively to protect manufacturing if U.S. tariffs imposed

CME says Canada must act decisively to protect manufacturing if U.S. tariffs imposed

OTTAWA — Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters says Canada must act decisively to protect the manufacturing sector if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the U.S.
Read more >
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 candidate, wants to find common ground with Trump

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 candidate, wants to find common ground with Trump

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants a fresh start with President-elect Donald Trump but also warns that she won't back down over tariffs that she believes would hurt the auto industry in her state.
Read more >
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 candidate, wants to find common ground with Trump

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 candidate, wants to find common ground with Trump

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants a fresh start with President-elect Donald Trump but also warns that she won't back down over tariffs that she believes would hurt the auto industry in her state.
Read more >
Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast

Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast

Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region Wednesday where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.
Read more >
Bondi says she accepts results of the 2020 election at her confirmation hearing for attorney general

Bondi says she accepts results of the 2020 election at her confirmation hearing for attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pam Bondi , Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, said she accepted the results of the 2020 election that Trump lost to President Joe Biden but suggested during a confirmation hearing Wednesday that she had witnessed significant
Read more >
Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on

Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on

Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins. She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old.
Read more >
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content , a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.
Read more >
Concerns raised over comments referencing Muslims reposted by Tory leadership hopeful

Concerns raised over comments referencing Muslims reposted by Tory leadership hopeful

WINNIPEG — One of the two candidates for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives is under fire over a social media post that referred to his opponent's Muslim faith.
Read more >