NEW YORK — As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn't work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated ...

In an exclusive interview with POLITICO, the outgoing Colombian president argues the war on drugs has failed and fires back ...

Advocates and public safety unions have raised alarms over the past year about staffing shortages at the health program.

World Oral Health Day aims to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining healthy teeth and gums throughout ...

Iran also increased pressure, hitting some Gulf states and Israel early in the day. Israel retaliated quickly, firing assaults on Tehran. A 29-year-old woman was killed in an Iranian attack in Bahrain ...

Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to ...

Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven ...

After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the global disease surveillance and outbreak functions the United ...

Sporting KC faced off against Inter Miami on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Ross Wright / KCUR) Share this post or save for later The influx of people could ...

Presidents Day is on Monday, Feb. 16. The annual holiday is set aside to honor and remember George Washington, the first president of the United States. Established in 1879, the commemoration is ...

Monday is Presidents Day, a U.S. holiday when most government offices and stock markets are closed. Here’s a list of what is open and closed in the Twin Cities area. Banks: All Bremer, Huntington, ...

DETROIT — Valentine’s Day dinner at White Castle with candles, attentive wait staff and white tablecloths was a treasured experience for Krystal Gray and her mother, Cornelia Murphy. This year, Gray ...