We are all cooking rice incorrectly — and could be endangering our health
STOCK PHOTO Scientists believe millions may be endangering their health by cooking their rice incorrectly. Millions of cooks are endangering their health by cooking their …
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Stay indoors during US heat wave
High temperatures STOCK PHOTO Farmington Hills, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat …
Florida Sen. Rick Scott will vote against recreational pot after brother’s death
Florida Sen. Rick Scott PHOTO COURTESY OF RICKSCOTT.SENATE.GOV West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll be voting in …
Salmonella outbreak may be linked to recalled cucumbers, CDC says
STOCK PHOTO Cucumbers contaminated with salmonella bacteria may have sickened and hospitalized dozens of people in at least 25 states, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. …
Lab-grown meat isn’t on store shelves, but already banned in some states
PHOTO COURTESY OF UPSIDEFOODS.COM Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never …
Black Americans are underrepresented in nation’s residential care communities
STOCK PHOTO Norma Upshaw was living alone south of Nashville when her doctor said she needed to start in-home dialysis. Her closest family lived 40 …
EPA’s lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on flawed data from states
Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one PHOTO COURTESY OF UPNORTHLIVE.COM ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency distributed …
Abortion consumes US politics, courts years after leaked Supreme Court draft
Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion signaled that the nation’s abortion landscape was about to shift dramatically, the issue …
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back
Washington (AP) — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion …
U.S. maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels
STOCK PHOTO New York (AP) — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. …