A man from Chicago’s West Side continues to beat the odds despite being born with a rare condition in which his organs were outside his body. Cases of the genetic condition keep increasing across the nation, and Darryl Hall of the Austin neighborhood is trying to inspire other patients and families. No one would know…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was awarded an interim pay package of 96 million shares of the company over the weekend. The shares would be worth about $29 billion. Tesla stock climbed about 2% Monday. The company said in a filing Sunday that the pay package would vest in two years as long as Musk continued…
The house a decade ago when it was already abandoned. He fought council over unpaid rates for decades but in the end it was a wrecking crew and as many as 70 pigeons that crushed the derelict home of an infamous Aussie slumlord. Decades of decay reduced to rubble in six hours when a wrecking…
Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz: Fruit is sold at the weekly market. Andreas Arnold/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German inflation fell more than expected to 1.8% in July, data from statistics agency Destatis showed Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated inflation to dip to 1.9%. July’s reading compares to the 2% print recorded in June,…
Trump administration rolling out health data sharing program – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration has announced a new program that will let Americans share their health data across private apps and systems. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder has more.
Liz Whalen co-owns Rebel Rebel, a hair salon in Libertyville, Ill. that caters to LGTBQ+ clients. Courtesy: Lissete Briggs In the face of the anti-diversity, equity and inclusion environment, LBGTQ+ small business owners have remained resilient — and are actually starting businesses in record numbers. Some 10% of entrepreneurs who started their own businesses last…
Albuquerque, New Mexico — Dr. Matt Campen studies the health effects of environmental pollutants. His lab at the University of New Mexico has, for the first time, found plastics in human brain tissue. He says his research estimates that the amount of plastic in the brain could be roughly equal to the size of a plastic spoon….
As a math teacher, I have always been passionate about finding the best ways to help my students succeed. A few years ago, I had a student named Sarah who struggled with math concepts. Despite my best teaching efforts, she continued to lag behind. It was only when I started really focusing on using data…
A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California. A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing Monday afternoon at which the federal government asked the court to overturn a…
German Adrasti | E+ | Getty Images While the national conversation around AI often fixates on large corporations and Silicon Valley breakthroughs, AI’s impact is also a reality on Main Street. AI is rapidly transforming small businesses and the shift goes beyond just boosting productivity to directly influencing staffing decisions and day-to-day operations. Small business…
A man in his 40s has died after falling at an Oasis concert at London’s Wembley stadium, police said Sunday. Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, who brought the iconic Britpop band back together for a blockbuster world tour this year, told the BBC they were “shocked and saddened” by the fan’s death at the Saturday…
A procession of mothers wearing red sashes, pushing strollers and tending to toddlers, made their way Friday to a little festival in Flint, Michigan, where families received diapers and kids played. It was called a “baby parade.” The sashes indicated the women were participants of a growing program in Michigan that helps pregnant women and…
Today, after a year-long pause, interest resumed on student loans enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan. Launched by the Biden administration in 2023, SAVE was intended to give borrowers an affordable path to repaying student loans. But it’s been in limbo since last summer, when federal courts blocked it in response to…
