New evidence shows bempedoic acid works to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks, without the muscle pain that some people suffer when taking statins.
Read more ...Climate is changing too quickly for the Sierra Nevada's 'zombie forests' National News
One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.
Read more ...Racial bias often creeps into home appraisals. Here's what's happening to change that National News
Black and Latinx homes are more likely to be undervalued by real estate appraisers, who are mostly older white men. New recruiting and technology aims to change how appraisals are done and by whom.
Read more ...China has put the finishing touches on a sweeping leadership reshuffle that has been years in the making and puts trusted allies of leader Xi Jinping in key spots throughout the administration.
Read more ...Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime National News
What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens.
Read more ...A monument of Harriet Tubman now replaces a statue of Christopher Columbus in Newark National News
The title of the city's monument was inspired by Robert Hayden's 1962 poem entitled "Runagate Runagate," which references Tubman.
Read more ...The U.S. and South Korea hold drills as North launches missiles from sub National News
North Korea's missile tests Sunday signal the country likely will conduct provocative weapons testing activities during the U.S.-South Korean drills that are to run for 11 days.
Read more ...Stanford University investigates swastikas and Hitler image left on student's door National News
News of the instance of antisemitism is one of several hate incidents reported on Stanford's campus this academic year.
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