If you've been shopping for eggs lately, you're probably aware that prices are rising as the latest bird flu outbreak takes its toll on the nation's chickens. The most prevalent strain of the disease, H5N1, has been identified in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and more than 157 million birds have been affected by the disease since the outbreak ...Read more

Telemedicine has been viewed as a potential equalizer to health care access, but as the policies from the COVID-19 pandemic wind down, people who need it most continue to have the least access to the service.

Pandemic-era policies rapidly expanded access to telehealth—also known as telemedicine—which allowed patients to consult remotely ...Read more

When a celebrity has a run-in with the law, it rarely goes unnoticed. The spotlight comes with a whole host of upsides. Still, some drawbacks can have serious consequences—like encounters with the insatiable hoards of paparazzi, under the microscope of social media gossip sleuths, public details of their worst moments plastered across ...Read more

When it comes to our TV tastes, we all have different cravings. Maybe you're hankering for a new horror show to provide some thrills and chills. Perhaps you want to lose yourself in a fantasy series about a faraway land. Whatever belongs on your watch list, rest assured that streaming platforms and broadcast networks will deliver plenty of ...Read more

Despite a generally positive economic outlook, many Americans are feeling the pinch in their wallets every time they fill up their tank, buy groceries, or pay their rent.

The reality is that maintaining financial stability is a pressing problem for many Americans. Yet the numbers tell a different story. The difference between how people feel...Read more

As Southern California still reels from January's catastrophic wildfires, the economic damage has surged to $250 billion, far exceeding initial estimates. But that figure doesn't account for damage incurred by residents whose homes and businesses were reduced to rubble and ash.

The Palisades and Eaton fires alone will result in up to $45 ...Read more

While deployed in Kosovo in May 2024, U.S. Army Reserve physical therapy assistant Elvia Azuara saw many stray cats running around one of the bases—including a sweet little black and white female kitty, known mostly as Fent.

Azuara noticed her one day during lunch and she fed fries to Fent. Soon, this became a regular bonding activity for ...Read more

For older Black people in America, the golden years often come with a harsh reality: They are more likely to suffer from chronic illnesses, be sicker in old age, and die younger than their white counterparts. 

In 2018, Black Americans' average life expectancy was 74.7 years, four years less than the overall average of 78.7. However, a drop ...Read more

A night sky glowing with fire in the mountains, thousands of emergency personnel deployed, and hundreds of thousands more ordered to evacuate from their homes. A series of wildfires in Los Angeles County sparked by dry conditions and whipping Santa Ana winds is the first public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human ...Read more

An ongoing shortage of medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is affecting millions—and with no end in sight.

The Food and Drug Administration first announced a shortage of Adderall, the drug most commonly used to treat ADHD, in October 2022. Manufacturing delays, medication withdrawals due to cross-contamination, ...Read more

Major cybercrimes have become increasingly common, putting private information at risk and causing serious financial damage.

Consider the massive breach at background check company National Public Data caused by a third-party bad actor in late 2023. The company confirmed a leak had compromised the privacy of social security numbers, ...Read more

Whether it's a seasoned founder hoping to launch their next startup or a first-time entrepreneur trying to take a side hustle to the next level, the vast majority of companies need outside funding to turn their vision into reality.

That's easier said than done. Market factors, economic conditions, and industry trends all play into a given ...Read more

When a California doctor asked state Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan to sign a form allowing AI to transcribe her child's medical visit, she refused. Her concern? Intimate medical conversations are being shared with for-profit tech companies, according to an October 2024 Associated Press investigation. Her hesitation reflects a growing ...Read more

Living without regular access to the commonly prescribed ADHD medicine Adderall is "like living neck deep in cold molasses," said one Reddit user on a support forum for people living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. On the forum, the same user shared that the difficulties of filling prescriptions two years after the U.S. first ...Read more

When Apple recently announced the launch of its iPhone 16 series, it touted the device's new AI features as a main selling point. This latest generation of iPhones boasts the ability to help people with a range of tasks, including transcribing phone calls, rephrasing text messages, and generating images.

But not everyone will have access to ...Read more

Imagine sitting at your desk, trying to get work done, but you don't feel quite like your usual self. You feel exhausted, irritable, and distracted.

You're not lazy or a bad employee: You might just be experiencing workplace burnout, like nearly half of the workers surveyed in Microsoft and LinkedIn's 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report. In ...Read more

Cars are such an indelible part of society that they've engendered a few stereotypes: the driver of that Chrysler Pacifica minivan inching along in the right lane is probably a soccer mom, and the driver of the Tesla Model 3 speeding past might be a tech bro with enough disposable income for a home charging port. But how accurate are these ...Read more

For many Americans, access to a personal vehicle is a necessity, but like most other consumer goods, the price of owning one has risen. Last year, car buyers sought to lease vehicles instead of obtaining traditional car loans, with the former option accounting for about 25% of new vehicle purchases, according to Experian's State of the ...Read more

"Beautiful, bustling, and Black"—that was how author, attorney, and activist Hannibal B. Johnson described Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District in his book "Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District."

In the early 1900s, the Greenwood District flourished with over 100 Black-owned businesses, from ...Read more

From well-maintained fairways to pristine greens and tee boxes, golf may require more maintenance to uphold aesthetic beauty than any other sport.

Beyond typical upkeep, however, golf courses worldwide have faced myriad challenges brought by changes in weather patterns, including wildfires in the Western United States, coastal erosion in the...Read more