If you're struggling to lose weight, could chilling your carbs help?

Online influencers claim the secret to low-calorie rice, pasta and potatoes may be as simple as chilling out.

Instagram will notify parents if teens 'repeatedly' search suicide

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision program.

Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. Drone pilots provided the rescuers with an aerial view, guiding their boat toward the manatees on Wednesday.

Are expensive shampoos worth it? Here's what the experts have to say

Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Are the higher prices really worth it? Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand?

Congo and US agree to $1.2 billion health partnership

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) – The United States and Congo signed a $1.2 billion health partnership Thursday, the two countries’ governments said in a joint statement. The Department of State said it will provide up to $900 million over the next five years to support the Central African country to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child mortality.

Black fathers embrace resources to support pregnant partners through birth

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Cradling his newborn daughter in his lap in their Indianapolis home, JaKobi Burton’s love for the new lady in his life is evident with each caress. The first-time dad’s commitment started months earlier. Burton attended every medical appointment and took classes with Dads to Doulas.

Cyprus plans mass livestock vaccination to halt foot-and-mouth disease

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Cyprus said Wednesday it plans to vaccinate thousands of goats, sheep, hogs and cows in an effort to contain an outbreak of a foot-and-mouth disease that threatens exports of halloumi cheese and will result in the culling of at least 13,000 animals.

6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February

NEW YORK (AP) – Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye. It’s what’s known as a planetary parade, which happens when multiple planets appear to line up in the sky at once. The planets aren’t in a straight line, but are close together on one side of the sun.

 

Women suffer heart attacks too. Understanding risks and symptoms

Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she’d have a heart attack. The possibility “just wasn’t registering with me,” said the 64-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, who suffered two of them 13 years apart. She’s far from alone. More than 60 million women in the U.S. live with cardiovascular disease.