Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over Roundup lawsuits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer.

Moderna says FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna’s new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company’s application for the first-of-its-kind shot.

Olympic figure skaters offer wellness tips for weekend athletes

The figure skaters at the Winter Olympics make it look easy; sheer elegance on hard ice.

Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.

New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation. SpaceX launched the replacements at NASA’s request, sending the U.S., French and Russian astronauts on an expected eight- to nine-month mission stretching until fall.

What we can learn from lovebirds, the rare birds that mate for life

PHOENIX (AP) – Minutes after getting to a park in the middle of Phoenix, you can see flashes of green in the sky and hear chatter because love is in the air – or at least, the lovebirds are. The small parrots are transplants from the other side of the world that are thought to be descendants of pet birds. Arizona is believed to be home to the largest colony outside southwestern Africa.

EPA revokes scientific finding that helped fight climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday revoked its own 2009 “endangerment finding,” a scientific conclusion that for 16 years has been the central basis for regulating planet-warming emissions from power plants, vehicles and other sources.

More people are taking extended work breaks or an adult gap year

If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or their day-to-day routines.

This amazing family is raising twins with profound autism

AYER, Mass. (AP) – Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again.