Suicide rates rose in 2022 overall but declined for teens and young adults
Provisional data from 2022 showed a bright spot in the trend of rising suicides in the U.S.
Health & Safety
Three hospitals ignored her gravely ill fiancé. Then a young doctor stepped in
Forty years ago, Sarah Lubarsky came home from work to find her fiancé vomiting and slurring his words. It took a doctor's intervention for the problem to be taken seriously.
U.S. life expectancy starts to recover after sharp pandemic decline
A CDC analysis of 2022 data finds that U.S. life expectancy is improving after being knocked backwards during the COVID emergency. But it's still lower than it was pre-pandemic.
Texas justices hear a case about the state's three overlapping bans on abortion
The Texas Supreme Court held a hearing on the state's medical exception to its abortion bans. Plaintiffs including women and doctors say the law is endangering lives in complicated wanted pregnancies.
Texas abortion case heard before state's highest court, as more women join lawsuit
Dr. Dani Mathisen is one of 20 patients who say abortion bans in Texas harmed them during complicated pregnancies. Attorneys in the lawsuit will argue before the Texas Supreme Court Tuesday.
A Florida election fraud chief died last year in the hallway of Ron DeSantis' office
Peter Antonacci, the head of Florida's elections fraud office, had just left a heated meeting when he collapsed in the hallway of the governor's office, according to a newly released investigation.
Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?
Research about sleep and teens' brains has spurred a few states to bar high schools from starting classes very early. But in Nashville, they still start at 7:05 a.m., and changing that won't be easy.
New Delhi's deadly smog stirs political turmoil
Smog in New Delhi is so bad that one study suggests residents lose eight years of life from inhaling it. Politicians are trading blame.
Sauratown Mountain wildfire has consumed more than 800 acres but is mostly contained
The wildfire on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County is almost fully contained, according to state fire officials. The North Carolina Forest Service says the fire was almost 90 percent contained as of Sunday night.
The unsung hero who paid attention when no one else would
In this week's Unsung Hero, Sarah Lubarsky recalls the doctor who addressed her fiancé's medical emergency when no one else would.