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A newborn was surrendered recently under a program that lets people give up an unwanted infant anonymously. There are dozens of baby boxes scattered across the U.S., but the practice is controversial.

Hunching over screens takes a toll. Movement researchers say you can prevent pain from accumulating by taking quick breaks for movement. Here are 5 exercises to try that take a minute or less.

The real-life "Spider Killer" murdered 16 women in Iran between 2000 and 2001. The case inspired Holy Spider, which has resonated abroad during a time of amplified state violence in Iran.

Any day now, the United Nations will declare India's population the largest in the world. The country's next generation is poised to be healthier, more literate — and more female — than ever before.

A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed.

From state treasurers divesting pension and operating funds from BlackRock and other ESG providers to state attorneys general investigating the same providers over the impact of ESG on assorted policy matters, state officials led the pushback against environmental, social, and corporate governance investing in 2022.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident with the Embraer 170 aircraft which killed an American Airlines worker on Saturday in Montgomery, Ala.

Five years after Hurricane Maria, PRoTechos, a local nonprofit, helps repair damaged roofs the government overlooked or that were fixed poorly. It also trains people to make future repairs themselves.

Parts of California were still under flash flood warnings Monday, with yet another deluge of rainfall set to arrive midweek.