May 22, 2020 | 1:20pm Here’s the skinny on thinness: For some, it’s genetic. Scientists have identified a skinny gene which predisposes some to staying lean no matter their lifestyle. In a study published Thursday in the journal Cell, a group of international authors released their findings that individuals with certain variations in a gene…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…