More than 80% of women experience hot flashes as the body gradually produces lower levels of reproductive hormones between the ages of 45 and 55.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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Israel, Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting
A state-run Egyptian TV channel said Egypt had brokered a cease-fire that would go into effect at 10 p.m. local time.
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U.S.-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect
Migrants are now essentially barred from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they did not first apply online or seek protection in the countries they traveled through.
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In debt ceiling standoff, COVID era of big spending gives way to new focus on deficit
While the White House has threatened to veto Republican’s debt ceiling bill, the administration has signaled a willingness to consider other budget caps.
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Liam, Olivia continue reign as top baby names in U.S.
It’s Liam’s sixth straight year as No. 1. Olivia has reigned since the name unseated Emma four years ago.
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McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned girl
A jury in Florida says McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a Happy Meal item fell on a child’s leg and caused second-degree burns.
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Marine veteran who fatally choked NYC subway rider is freed pending trial
A man who kept a chokehold around the neck of an agitated fellow passenger, leading to the other rider’s death, has turned himself in to authorities.
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Title 42 has ended. Here’s what it did, and how U.S. immigration policy is changing.
The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the past three years.
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In major climate step, EPA proposes first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
A new rule could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a technology that has long been promised but is not in widespread use in the U.S.
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Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
David Bishop, a part-time chess coach and full-time custodian in Hampden, led his elementary and middle school teams to state championship titles this year.