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Barham Salih walks on stage during the Clinton Global Initiative, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ishika Samant)

UN refugee chief urges action from Security Council so displacement no longer crosses generations

7:08 PM on Friday, September 25

The U.N. refugee chief is urging the world’s divided nations to focus on ending conflicts and crises so the more than 117 million people forced to flee their homes can return

People pose for photos at United Nations headquarters during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump

6:57 PM on Friday, September 25

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.N. General Assembly’s leader and health officials are seeking to make sure that the lurking possibility of another worldwide disease emergency stays on the global agenda

Mississippi's governor awarded more than $104 million to improve rural healthcare. Where's it going?

2:17 PM on Friday, September 25

Mississippi Today reports that a few recipients received a large share of federal funds to boost rural health in Mississippi

FILE - Women, with children on their backs, carry out chores in Epworth, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli, File)

A data-sharing clause derailed US-Zimbabwe health talks. Now all funding ends this month

11:39 AM on Friday, September 25

The United States will end funding for Zimbabwe’s health programs at the end of September

Four of the newly born cheetah quintuplets rest at their enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Cheetah cubs at Prague Zoo are doing well after a period of strong storms and their mother’s illness

8:37 AM on Friday, September 25

Five cheetah cubs at the Prague zoo are doing well after surviving a weather scare and their mother's illness

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives to speak at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats press RFK Jr. on an ethics agreement change involving law firm fees

8:00 AM on Friday, September 25

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces scrutiny from congressional Democrats over ethics disclosures

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy

6:29 AM on Friday, September 25

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendation process has been blown up in the past year, and decision-making has ground to a halt

Tarek al-Salami, 7, who was displaced from the city of Mokha and is showing symptoms of malnutrition, sits on a bed while receiving treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in Buraiqa, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Yemen’s civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with 'a very dangerous situation'

1:09 AM on Friday, September 25

Hospitals in Yemen are struggling as civil war returns to the Arab world's poorest nation

FILE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture seal is seen on a podium during a news conference in Washington on July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

More than 160,000 pounds of meat bearing false USDA inspection labels recalled

1:15 PM on Thursday, September 24

More than 83 tons of meat are being recalled across the country because the products were not properly inspected by federal authorities and were shipped out with false inspection stickers

FILE - Kratom capsules are seen on Sept. 27, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)

Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom

12:28 PM on Thursday, September 24

A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students

Who is the Best Plastic Surgeon in Seattle?

12:00 PM on Thursday, September 24

Dr. Heidi Overton testifies during her nomination to be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

FDA nominee says vaccines are safe despite Trump efforts to overhaul childhood shots

12:03 AM on Thursday, September 24

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration is voicing support for the safety of vaccines

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