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Apr 17 2026HEALTH

Healthy Plant Foods and Liver Health in a Diverse Community

The liver can get stuck with fat when people have certain health problems, a condition once called fatty liver disease but now named metabolic dysfunction‑associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). This illness is rising worldwide and doctors have only a few good ways to treat it. \\ Research sho

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Apr 17 2026HEALTH

When medical care clashes with personal beliefs

The push to include gender identity in healthcare has led to messy court battles and confusing insurance rules. Hospitals and clinics sometimes refuse treatments like sex changes or hysterectomies based on religious or ethical grounds, only to be sued by patients who feel these refusals are unfair.

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Apr 17 2026RELIGION

Anton Boisen’s Hidden Breakthrough in Mental Health

Anton Boisen wasn’t just another thinker from the early 1900s. He was a man who turned personal struggle into a fresh way of understanding mental health. After a severe mental breakdown in 1920, he spent time in a psychiatric ward. Instead of just recovering, he began noticing something unusual. His

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Apr 17 2026CELEBRITIES

A Fresh Look at How Women Are Treated in TV

The show Girls rewrote the rule book for female characters on television. It let audiences see women who are messy, real and imperfect instead of flawless icons. The idea was bold and changed the conversation about what women can do on screen. Men who take creative risks are usually praised, but a w

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Apr 17 2026HEALTH

Digital health reviews often miss the mark on solid evidence, study finds

Many health studies today rely on digital tools, but reviews of these studies often fall short. Researchers looked at how well these reviews spot strong evidence. The problem? Many don’t. Shaky methods can blur key findings, making it harder to trust what we read. A big issue is how reviews pick st

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Apr 17 2026FINANCE

Natural gas prices bounce back as forecasts shift

Prices for natural gas nudged up recently as weather predictions turned cooler across most of the country. Traders who had bet against gas prices scrambled to buy back their positions, pushing values higher. A private weather team noted that temperatures could dip below normal in many central and ea

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Apr 17 2026WEATHER

A snowy road, a fast-moving truck, and a family’s life changed forever

On a cold winter day near Welches in Clackamas County, a pickup truck lost control on a slippery road. The driver, a 39-year-old man, was heading west when his white Dodge Ram skidded, crossed the road, and crashed into a tree. The crash left one person dead and two others badly hurt. The only one w

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Apr 17 2026WEATHER

Staying Safe When Water Levels Rise in Tompkins County

A sudden alert went out late Thursday night for Tompkins County, warning that Cayuga Lake’s water level had climbed enough to spill onto nearby paths and roads. The rise was enough to flood areas that usually stay dry, though experts say this kind of event is minor and short-lived. Still, the notice

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Apr 17 2026WEATHER

Will Cheboygan Dam Hold or Fail This Weekend?

A small city in northern Michigan watches its river closely as water inches toward the top of a century-old dam. Cheboygan sits just a mile from an earth-and-timber structure built in 1922 to power an old timber town and now supporting tourism. Right now, the Cheboygan River stands only about half a

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Apr 17 2026WEATHER

North Texas braces for a weekend weather shift

A pleasant Friday is on the way in North Texas, with temperatures climbing to the mid-80s under partly cloudy skies. Winds from the south could gust up to 30 mph, adding a breezy touch to the warm afternoon. By nightfall, the mercury will dip to the mid-50s, setting the stage for a potential change

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