Magdeburg, Germany — At first glance, Magdeburg may seem an unlikely stage for a political upheaval of international significance. But this weekend, the city of only about 244,000 people will be at the center of an election that could leave a far-right party in control of a German state for the first time since World…
I have always been interested in the idea of food as medicine, and the significant role our diets play in our long-term health. On the latest episode of “Healthful,” I sat down with Dr. Laura Cox, an assistant professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Cox is an expert on the gut…
Tennessee authorities are investigating after a drug mix-up at a Nashville hospital caused patients to experience complications during what should have been routine surgeries. The error occurred at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown on Friday, Aug. 14. CBS affiliate WTVF reported that four patients had received doses of potassium instead of standard pain drugs while undergoing…
On a sunny afternoon in Chicago, along the Riverwalk he helped expand, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel was beaming about the city he led for eight years. “All along this Riverwalk, one mile, you have people from all parts of this city, and guess what, all parts of the country and all parts of the world.”…
Restaurateur Tommy Fello was driving from his Ohio establishment to his house on Christmas Eve when he started veering off the road. Fello, then 71, had been awake since 4 a.m. local time preparing a holiday buffet for his family. He chalked the disturbance up to a flat tire. Driving slowly and relying on the…
A Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday, marking the first time in decades that a Western leader has publicly accused Moscow of plotting to kill a U.S. citizen. Western officials have previously warned that Russia has…
When Amber Meade twisted her ankle and broke a bone in her foot, she expected recovery to be easy. She needed surgery to shave down the damaged bone and make sure the nerves and tendons in her foot were where they should be. The procedure seemed to go smoothly, but in the weeks that followed,…
Logan Coleridge was used to taking hits in football. He’d been playing since he was 6 years old and had sustained several concussions. But after a helmet-to-helmet impact during his freshman year of high school in August 2023, he started having debilitating symptoms. The New Jersey teen said he was very dizzy and had trouble…
Country star Colt Ford doesn’t remember the day he had a life-threatening heart attack. He and his band performed at Whiskey Row, a venue in Gilbert, Arizona, on April 4, 2024, but Ford told CBS News that he has no memory of the show. He also doesn’t remember the moments after the show, when he…
Comedic actor and producer Eline Van der Velden, better known as the creator of the AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood, insists the robot-actor is a job creator, not the job killer critics fear she will be. Norwood, who was introduced to the world in July 2025, is back in the spotlight as she — or it…
