WASHINGTON – The US surpassed half a million coronavirus-related deaths Monday as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic. In all, 500,071 deaths were related to...
“Sin taxes” are a tried, although not necessarily true, strategy for reducing harm connected to alcohol and tobacco. Calls for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages are...
On Feb. 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power. While a dramatic event, the coup was a continuation of old power structures. Myanmar’s decade-long period of political...
Americans often take electricity for granted – until the lights go out. The recent cold wave and storm in Texas have placed considerable focus on the...
YANGON, Myanmar – At least three people were killed Saturday by security forces during a protest, according to sources and media reports. Police and soldiers opened fire...
A series of attacks against Asian Americans were being reported recently in different parts of the United States. It was in January this year when an...
In the midst of a national shortage of N95 masks, the U.S. government quietly granted an exception to its export ban on protective gear, allowing as...
SACRAMENTO — A group of Democratic state lawmakers introduced legislation Friday to create a single-payer health care system to cover all Californians, immediately defining the biggest...
It will deliberately infect people to find out how much coronavirus it takes to sicken someone In a few weeks, dozens of young and healthy volunteers...
Overall U.S. life expectancy declined by a year, the biggest drop since the 1940s Life expectancy in the United States plunged in the first half of...