How drinking alcohol can affect your health
With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. “Drinking less is a great way to be healthier,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, who directs the Canadian […]
‘Our country ignored Africa,’ Jimmy Carter said. He didn’t
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa. He once called helping with Zimbabwe’s transition from white rule to independence “our greatest single success.” And when he died at 100, his foundation’s work in rural Africa had nearly fulfilled his quest to eliminate a disease that afflicted millions, for the first time […]
Zendaya reflects on her evolution from ‘shy kid’ to global superstar
She may be an Emmy-winning actress, producer and global fashion and beauty icon, but Zendaya started out as a “shy and tall” youngster with a tendency toward perfectionism. “I was a shy kid, and I gained confidence and a sense of self when I started to audition,” she tells W magazine in its 2025 “Best […]
5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off a pandemic that exposed deep inequities in the global health system and reshaped public opinion about […]
Heat begin a new chapter: Life without Jimmy Butler, who is suspended and seeking a trade
MIAMI (AP) — For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game Saturday night without him. This was different from the others. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what they called conduct detrimental to the team — and he’s probably not going to […]
4 Ways Your Emails Might Be Stressing Out Your Coworkers (And How to Stop Doing It)
One of my former managers had a horrible habit of setting up last-minute meetings with vague titles like “quick touch base.” Maybe for some, this would be no big deal—but given that our company had a history of frequent layoffs, every one of these invites would send my heart racing. These meetings could turn out […]
