Health & Medicine

Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight should be a piece of...

Guatemalans outraged by fake COVID-19 tests

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GUATEMALA CITY — Lawmakers and rights official in Guatemala called Monday for an investigation into 30,000 fake COVID-19 tests that were bought by public...

Chinese loans to Latin America plunge as virus strains ties

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<p>MIAMI &mdash; It seemed like a match made in finance heaven. </p> ...

Dubai’s Emirates seeks key role in global vaccine delivery

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The belly of the Emirates plane that touched down in Dubai early Sunday from Brussels was stuffed with precious...

Bloody Sunday memorial to honor late civil rights giants

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SELMA, Ala. — This year's commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans will honor four giants of...

A ‘huge resounding’ success: Shiffrin medals in all 4 events

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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — An ear-to-ear smile. No regrets. And another medal wrapped around her neck. ...

Italy taps German archaeologist to oversee Pompeii ruins

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ROME — A German-born archaeologist has been chosen to be the next director of Pompeii, which is still revealing its ancient mysteries centuries after...

Enrollment at US community colleges plummets amid pandemic

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<p>PHOENIX &mdash; Peniella Irakoze is cold calling a list of 1,001 fellow students who didn’t return to Phoenix College this semester, checking on how...

UN says malnutrition ‘very critical’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations says Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region faces a “very critical malnutrition situation” as vast rural areas where many people...

Boy Scouts celebrate the first group of female Eagle Scouts

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Growing up in Minneapolis, Isabella Tunney followed the progress of her older brother with admiration and occasional envy as he worked toward earning the...