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FILE - A group holds hands outside a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

6:02 AM on Saturday, February 21

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes

FILE - Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Former 'Jersey Shore' star Snooki says she has cervical cancer

5:36 PM on Friday, February 20

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi says she has stage one cervical cancer, and she is urging fans to get screened

This image released by Netflix shows actor Eric Dane, left, and Brad Falchuk in an episode of, "Famous Last Words." (Netflix via AP)

Netflix releases a posthumous interview with Eric Dane after his death from ALS

4:44 PM on Friday, February 20

Eric Dane shared his thoughts about his life and a final message for his daughters in a new episode of a Netflix series called “Famous Last Words.”

FILE - Richie Nero, of Boyle & Fogarty Construction, shows the the cross section of an original lead, residential water service line, at left, and the replacement copper line, at right, outside a home where service was getting upgraded June 29, 2023, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Trump administration to stand by tough Biden-era mandates to replace lead pipes

4:30 PM on Friday, February 20

The Trump administration says it supports a strict Biden-era rule that forces cities to replace most lead water pipes within 10 years

Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba's health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade, Cuban minister says

4:01 PM on Friday, February 20

Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is pushing Cuba’s health system toward collapse and putting lives at risk

Lindsey Vonn has more surgery after Olympic crash. 'I’m bionic for real now'

11:05 AM on Friday, February 20

Lindsey Vonn has undergone more surgery on her badly broken left leg and remains hospitalized nearly two weeks after her terrifying crash in the Olympic downhill

FILE - The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates near Emmett, Kan., Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins

10:30 AM on Friday, February 20

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

Orioles 3rd baseman Jordan Westburg will be out at least through April with an elbow injury

10:02 AM on Friday, February 20

The Baltimore Orioles say third baseman Jordan Westburg has a partial ligament tear in his right elbow and will be sidelined at least through April

FILE - Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart arrive at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Sept. 16, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

What is ALS, the disease that killed actor Eric Dane?

9:42 AM on Friday, February 20

The fatal nervous system disease known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, killed actor Eric Dane less than a year after he announced his diagnosis

How Richardson Dentists Help Patients Protect Their Smiles as They Age

9:00 AM on Friday, February 20

FILE - The University of Mississippi Medical Center stands in Jackson, Miss., on May 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi hospital system closes all clinics after ransomware attack

8:39 AM on Friday, February 20

A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all clinics and cancel elective procedures for a second day

FILE - The Trader Joe's logo hangs on a mural, Aug. 13, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Nearly 3.4 million pounds of recalled Trader Joe's chicken fried rice products may contain glass

8:09 AM on Friday, February 20

A Portland, Oregon, company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe's stores and in Canada

Batteries are displayed in a box Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them

7:49 AM on Friday, February 20

Safely disposing of household batteries is good for the home and good for the environment

Last hospital system in New York nurses' strike reaches tentative deal to end city’s biggest nursing walkout in decades

6:36 AM on Friday, February 20

Last hospital system in New York nurses' strike reaches tentative deal to end city’s biggest nursing walkout in decades

Attorney General Ken Paxton backs ivermectin champion’s fight against Texas Medical Board

2:45 PM on Friday, February 13

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a reprimand against a Houston doctor for prescribing ivermectin to a patient at a hospital where she did not have privileges

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