Nowadays, more people know a doula is a non-medical professional who provides physical, emotional, and informational support during childbirth, but what about if the baby’s development or birth doesn’t go as planned? Well, there’s a non-profit providing that kind of support, for free, through the Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas. Jennifer Stampfel said she received help from…
Verizon on Thursday said it’s offering a $20 credit to customers affected by a widespread service outage on Wednesday. Verizon subscribers complained that the outage limited their ability to use their mobile devices, preventing them from making calls or completing online transactions that require a wireless network. To appease frustrated subscribers, the wireless provider said…
The Carter Center’s decades-long fight against an ancient parasite affecting some of the world’s poorest may soon end in a victory. After leaving the White House, former President Jimmy Carter made the eradication of Guinea worm a top mission of the Carter Center, the nonprofit he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, founded. Even after entering…
Val Kilmer was originally set to star in “As Deep as the Grave” before he died last year, never shooting a scene of the movie. But Kilmer will still star in the film thanks to generative AI, which is artificial intelligence that can generate new content by analyzing existing content. Jo Ling Kent has more….
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 – the highest mark in American history. It’s the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation’s top killers, including heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses. What’s more, preliminary statistics suggest a continued improvement in…
The following is the transcript of an interview with University of Chicago professor Robert Pape that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 14, 2025. MAJOR GARRETT: Welcome back. We’re going to take a closer look at the problem of political violence in America. And we’re joined now, I’m glad to say,…
Doctor reacts to Trump’s announcement about Tylenol and autism – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Monday told pregnant women to avoid Tylenol, linking the drug to autism despite criticism from medical experts. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder shares her thoughts on the announcement. Source link
SpaceX is set this week to launch as a publicly traded company, giving ordinary investors a chance to participate in what is expected to be the biggest initial public offering of all time. While SpaceX will be held primarily by CEO Elon Musk, company employees and private investors, the Texas-based company will set aside a sizable chunk…
Suffolk, England – For parents Daisy Greenwell and Joe Ryrie, freedom means looking up at the world around them instead of down at their phones, and they’re determined to pass that sense of non-digital liberty on to their children. Their daughter started asking for a smartphone when she was just eight years old, because her…
Planned Parenthood’s two clinics in Louisiana closed on Tuesday over challenges that the organization said made it unfeasible to operate there. The clinics were in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The president of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast said the closures were forced by “compounding political attacks that have dismantled public health infrastructure, (and) blocked patients…
