Health & Medicine

Gut-Behrami wins elusive gold in worlds opener, Shiffrin 3rd

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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold in the women’s super-G at the skiing world championships Thursday, and Mikaela Shiffrin took bronze...

NFL alumni group updates its playbook to address money game

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As intense and emotional as Richard Sherman is while trying to help his football team win, he's just as passionate when he instructs folks...

Brewer Heineken to cut 8,000 jobs after pandemic losses

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<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands &mdash; Dutch beer brewer Heineken said Wednesday it plans to cut 8,000 staff, nearly 10% of its global workforce, as part...

Pandemic takes a toll on exhausted UK funeral directors

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<p>LONDON &mdash; Funeral director Hasina Zaman recently helped a family say goodbye to a young man in his 30s who had died from COVID-19,...

Alisson gifts leader Man City win at fading champ Liverpool

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LIVERPOOL, England — The fireworks being set off behind the Kop provided a flashback to last season’s Premier League trophy celebrations. But little on...

Cognizant sets standard with marketing money in PGA and LPGA

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Cognizant set a new standard for golf sponsorship on Tuesday when the New Jersey-based professional services company announced a marketing...

South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges support for vaccination drive

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JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged support for his government’s efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as it struggles to implement...

Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen

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<p>When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist in Atlanta, he told patients they should start taking their medications and prepare for the drippy,...

Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa

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<p>CAIRO &mdash; Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire....

Dutch will extend coronavirus curfew until March 3

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government announced Monday it is extending the country's curfew until March 3, declaring that was necessary to slow...