NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Fresh from space, NASA's oldest full-time astronaut said Monday that weightlessness made him feel decades younger, with everyday aches and pains vanishing.

Rare diseases often go undiagnosed in parts of Africa

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Ndeye Lam visits the cemetery often, praying and gently touching the seashells laid out across her daughter's gravesite.

Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.

The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Consumers across the U.S. still will be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday, saving them a little money at the pump but risking potential damage to the air and water.

RFK Jr. plans to phase out eight artificial dyes from US food supply

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials said they plan to phase out eight petroleum-based artificial colors from the nation’s food supply, triggering an overhaul of scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves.

Scientists find possible life on faraway planet

LONDON (AP) - Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they caution more work is needed to confirm their findings.

FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.'s claims about measles, autism and diet

WASHINGTON (AP) - In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of Health and Human Services - and its priorities.

Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr praised him as an 'extraordinary' healer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met him and praised him as an "extraordinary" healer.