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  • Hear epidemiologist talk about how bird flu is affecting humans

    Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the H5N1 avian influenza virus that is infecting dairy cattle with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm.

  • Task force updates guidance for breast cancer screenings for women 40 and older

    Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a volunteer panel of independent medical experts whose recommendations help guide doctors’ decisions and influence insurance plans, previously recommended that biennial mammograms start by age 50 and the decision for women to screen in their 40s “should be an individual one.” These new recommendations, published...

  • Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’ still has Christie Brinkley dancing

    While Billy Joel may not have written his 1983 hit “Uptown Girl” about his ex-wife Christie Brinkley, she’s the woman most associated with the tune. Which is why the internet has gone wild for a video showing Brinkley dancing to the song at the piano man’s recent concert. The Tik Tok video shows the former model, now 70, grooving to the song with a huge smile on her face as Joel, 74, performs. Brinkley starred in the music video for the song two years before she and Joel married in 1985, the...

  • Why a defense attorney thinks Judge Merchan didn’t jail Trump over gag order

    Judge Merchan ruled that Donald Trump violated a gag order nine times and ordered him to pay $9,000. Merchan also threatened to jail Trump if he didn’t comply with the gag order in the future. Criminal defense attorney Bill Brennan breaks down the decision.

  • Walmart will close all of its health care clinics

    Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care clinics in six states and end virtual health care services, the company said Tuesday. Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years, opening clinics next to its superstores that offered primary and urgent care, labs, X-rays, behavioral health and dental work in six states — Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Texas. Walmart had targeted rural and underserved areas that have a...

  • Live updates: Donald Trump's hush money trial

    Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.

  • When will the Fed begin to cut interest rates? It’s a mystery

    A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Nowadays, it’s anyone’s guess when the Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates this year — if at all. Fed officials are meeting this week, starting Tuesday, to discuss rates and set policy. They’re widely expected to hold rates steady for the sixth straight meeting. But analysts...

  • Video shows person smash glass at Columbia building

    Dozens of protesters have breached and barricaded themselves inside one of Columbia’s main buildings, Hamilton Hall. Video shows someone using a hammer to break the glass on a Hamilton Hall door.

  • Rafael Nadal’s comeback gathers pace as he reaches Madrid Open fourth round

    Rafael Nadal admitted that his level is “more unpredictable” than it used to be as he continued his winning run at the Madrid Open with a hard-fought victory against Argentine Pedro Cachín. Nadal, who has battled with injuries this year, defeated Cachín 6-1 6-7(5-7) 6-3 in three hours and four minutes on Monday, showing signs that he could reignite his career ahead of the French Open next month. It’s the first time since 2022 that the Spaniard, who has won a record five titles in Madrid, has...

  • Defending champion Denver Nuggets advance in playoffs as Jamal Murray game-winner downs Los Angeles Lakers

    Jamal Murray knocked down the go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left in Game 5 to lift the Denver Nuggets to a series-clinching 108-106 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Murray’s game winner was his second of the series after drilling a buzzer-beater in Game 2, which completed a 20-point comeback for the defending champions at Ball Arena for a 2-0 series lead. After coming into the game with a calf injury, the Nuggets guard finished Monday’s match-up with a...

  • Campus protesters are calling for divestment. Here’s what that means

    College campuses across the country have been thrown into disarray by pro-Palestinian demonstrations this month. While the demands among protesters vary at each university, nearly all the demonstrations have called for universities to divest from Israel in some form. But divesting may not be so simple for many academic institutions. While there is some historical precedent for divestment, so far, universities have refused to budge. Here’s what to know: What is divestment? “Disclose, divest, we...

  • Chinese water cannon damages ship in new South China Sea flare-up, Philippines says

    China’s coast guard fired water cannons that damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday, marking the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said the incident occurred as one of its ships and a fisheries agency vessel carried out a “legitimate patrol” near Scarborough Shoal, a Chinese-controlled rocky outcrop 130 miles (200 kilometers) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon and inside Manila’s...