This deadly 'kissing bug' has been mostly ignored. It shouldn't be, this author says.

Latina author Daisy Hernández discussed her book "The Kissing Bug" and why Chagas' disease, which mostly impacts Hispanics, has been largely ignored in the U.S.

Washington Post publisher asks Biden administration to help evacuate journalists

The paper's publisher emailed national security adviser Jake Sullivan on behalf of The Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Female mayor in Afghanistan says she's waiting for Taliban to 'come ... and kill me'

Zarifa Ghafari, 27, told the British newspaper i she has nowhere to go and can't leave her family.

Fired Tennessee vaccinations director planning to leave state with her family

Brad Fiscus said he and his wife, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, feel they have to move because public health has become more political in Tennessee during the pandemic.

Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance

Workers at one of the world’s largest call center companies said additional monitoring would violate the privacy of their families in their homes.

California dad killed his kids over QAnon and 'serpent DNA' conspiracy theories, feds allege

Authorities say Matthew Taylor Coleman confessed to murdering his two young children in Mexico and told investigators he thought they would "grow into monsters."

What we thought about metabolism may be all wrong, new study suggests

Metabolic rate remains stable all through adult life, from age 20 to 60 years old.

Rampant Taliban capture key Afghan city Kunduz

The fall of the city of Kunduz, capital of the northern province of the same name, could deal a significant blow to crumbling Afghan government forces.

9/11 families to President Biden: Don’t come to our memorial events

Nearly 1,800 victims’ relatives, first responders and survivors are calling on Biden to refrain from attending any memorials over his refusal to release Sept. 11 documents.

Step 1: Do a Google search. Ransomware hacker goes rogue, leaks gang's plan.

Someone claiming to work with one of the most notorious ransomware gangs says they’re fed up with how extortion money is divvied up and has leaked a host of files.

Despite 20 Years Of Experience, Comcast/NBC Still Sucks At Olympics Coverage

NBC (now Comcast NBC Universal) has enjoyed the rights to broadcast the US Olympics since 1998. In 2011, the company paid $4.4 billion for exclusive US broadcast rights to air the Olympics through 2020. In 2014, Comcast NBC Universal shelled out...

An unexpected side effect of the pandemic — nearsightedness in kids

Hong Kong researchers analyzed eye test data from nearly 2,000 children, ages 6 to 8.

Will Instagram's new 'sensitive content' filter censor Black users?

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Former Air Force analyst who leaked drone info sentenced to 45 months

Daniel Hale, 33, told a federal judge he felt compelled to leak about a program that he believed was indiscriminately killing civilians in Afghanistan.

Side-by-side comparison of vaccination rates, Covid spikes shows clear cause and effect

According to experts and echoed in the data, vaccination rates are determining how big a boom the summer 2021 Covid outbreak will be.

Afghan civilian casualties surge as U.S. forces withdraw

“I implore the Taliban and Afghan leaders to take heed of the conflict’s grim and chilling trajectory," a top U.N. official said.

Former Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming dies after bicycle accident

Enzi died of his injuries Monday surrounded by family and friends, former spokesman Max D’Onofrio said.

Afghans promised U.S. evacuation face final obstacle: Getting to Kabul

Afghans who qualify for visas because of their work for the U.S. military have to make their way to Kabul even as the Taliban advances across the country.

Chicago's corrupt Sgt. Watts went to prison. 88 people he arrested now demand exoneration.

Some people have been quickly cleared, while others are still waiting.