Despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol, many Americans are unaware of the connection between drinking and cancer risk. A recent report from the American Association for Cancer Research found excessive levels of alcohol consumption increase the risk for six different types of cancer, including:  …

In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from COVID-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to …

MINNETONKA, Minn. — Nearly a dozen people were arrested Monday outside UnitedHealthcare headquarters in the western suburb of the Twin Cities, protesting what they allege is the company’s practice of not paying for care. Eleven protesters were arrested by Minnetonka police for blocking the street, according to the People’s Action …

When the COVID-19 pandemic took off in 2020, so too did questions over the effectiveness of wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the virus. Now, four years later, what does the science say?   In an interview for 60 Minutes, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon …

MORRIS, Ill. (CBS) – A woman found murdered on the side of a rural road about 50 miles southwest of Chicago in 1976 has been identified, officials announced Thursday. The woman found dead in Grundy County had been nameless. Officials identified her on Thursday as JoAnne “Vicki” Smith, who was …

LOS GATOS – A Los Gatos man who starred in a real estate reality show was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay back nearly $10 million to his victims after being convicted of real estate fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday. According to Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s office, …

After years of the side part being dubbed “uncool,” the look is having another moment in the spotlight in 2024 with stars like Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Eva Longoria sporting the style at recent events — and the switch-up is good news for your hair.  Even Gen Z stars …

CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t renew the city’s controversial contract with ShotSpotter, making good his promise to end the gunshot detection system. The contract will expire on Friday, and the city will stop using the technology on Sept. 22.  “Moving forward, the City of Chicago will deploy its …

Actress Gina Carano on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from the series “The Mandalorian.” In the suit filed in federal court in California, Carano alleged she was wrongfully terminated over controversial posts made on X, then known as …

CHICAGO (CBS) — A crime reported in Chicago last week sounds like a scene out of a horror movie, but a woman in Portage Park said her attack by a man wearing a clown mask was very real. Police said the crime happened at 7:34 p.m. Friday. Erika Gierczak said …