Taking high doses of vitamin D will not reduce the risk of broken bones, study finds
For years, we’ve heard that taking high doses of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, will help build strong bones. Maybe that’s why about a third of American adults 60 and older take vitamin D supplements. We all
In Brief: ‘The First Lady’ voted out by Showtime, and more
Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell take flight in the official trailer for the new film drama Devotion, set to open this Thanksgiving. The film looks at the military careers of Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner — played respectively by Majors and Powell — Blac…
Shark native to the Arctic found thousands of miles south in the Caribbean
Devanshi Kasana/Florida International University(NEW YORK) — Puzzled scientists are trying to figure out what a giant shark native to the Arctic was doing in considerably warmer waters thousands of miles south of its frigid home.
Researchers from Flo…
Why the stock market rallied in July and what comes next, according to experts
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After a near-historic decline over the first half of the year, the S&P 500 — a popular index to which many 401(k) accounts are pegged — bounced back in July with its strongest month since November 2020. The ot…
Who should be labeled a terrorist? Jan. 6 sentencing fuels the debate
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A 49-year-old Texas man was sentenced by a judge to more than seven years in prison Monday for his role in the Capitol attack, the harshest sentence yet for a Jan. 6 defendant — but legal and na…
Twenty-two infants hospitalized due to parechovirus infection: Five things for parents to know
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Doctors and other health care providers are being warned to look out for symptoms of a virus that can cause seizures and severe illness in infants.
Nearly two dozen infants were admitted to a Tennessee hospital t…
Brittney Griner returns to Russian court as US floats proposal to secure her release
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — American basketball star Brittney Griner was back in court for her drug possession trial in Russia on Tuesday, as the United States floats a proposal to secure her release.
Griner, a 31-year-old Ho…
Kansas secretary of state discusses state’s abortion amendment vote
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab spoke with ABC News Live Monday ahead of the state’s anticipated primary election, which includes a referendum on abortion laws.
Voters on Tuesday will decide on a proposal to amend the stat…
Rainstorms hammer Kentucky overnight, with flash flood warnings in effect throughout state
LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images(FRANKFORT, Ky.) — Strong rain continued to fall early Tuesday in Kentucky, as officials and first responders worked to find perhaps hundreds of people who were reported missing amid floods that have killed at least …
Six shot, one killed in DC shooting: Police
kali9/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Six men were shot and one was killed in a shooting in northeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, police said.
“We appear to have a large group of people who were in the area when the shots rang out,” Metropolitan Police De…