Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

HETAUDA, Nepal (AP) – Associated Press reporter Kristen Gelineau, who has been covering the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts, reported and wrote the story of how the cuts have prompted scores of unemployed aid workers in Nepal to turn to sex work to survive.

Ebola spreading too fast to contain, amid calls for international help

Ebola spreading too fast to contain, doctors warn, amid calls for international help

Already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come.

OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control

It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to hack another company. The attack announced this week by OpenAI, which blamed rogue AI models, underscored the blistering growth in the technology’s capabilities.

FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) – A panel of federal health advisers on Thursday narrowly recommended easing access to several peptides popular with wellness influencers and celebrities, despite warnings from government scientists that the chemicals haven’t been shown safe or effective.

What to know about peptide injections favored by RFK Jr.

What to know about peptide injections favored by RFK Jr.

Famine has ended in Gaza. But the gains are fragile and it could get worse

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The world’s leading authority on food insecurity said Thursday that the situation in Gaza had improved since famine was declared in parts of the Palestinian territory last year, but warned that conditions are still at crisis levels.

What experts are saying as Ebola outbreaks in Congo and Uganda

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain a virus with no approved vaccine or treatment.

Brazil uses forensic science to tackle illegal mining in Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) – Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon, a top threat to the rainforest, Indigenous groups and other communities there that has accelerated deforestation and driven mercury contamination to dangerous levels.