Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday.

Steve Sando's bean revolution advances with new cookbook

NEW YORK (AP) - Stop by Steve Sando’s house for dinner and, if you’re lucky, he might hand you a shot glass with a warm, murky liquid topped with a little onion, oregano and lemon juice. Bottoms up! You’ve just knocked back some bean broth.

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week in Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as "not acceptable."

Tech billionaire completes first private spacewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts - until now. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company's brand new spacesuits on his chartered flight.

Teen vaping hits 10-year low in US

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported Thursday, pointing to a shrinking number of high school students who are using Elf Bar and other fruity, unauthorized e-cigarettes.

Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer

Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday.

First 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.