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Worldwide, women cook twice as much as men: One country bucks the trend
A new gallop survey finds the gender gap in home cooking has widened. Globally, women cook an average of 9 meals per week, compared to 4 meals for men. And some countries have bigger gaps than others.
Biden plans to step up government oversight of AI with new 'pressure tests'
The White House will require AI companies to test new systems and submit the results to the federal government. The goal is to mitigate some risks as the technology rapidly develops.
Israel will not agree to a cease-fire, Netanyahu says, as fighting continues in Gaza
As Israel continues to push into Gaza, it says its forces freed an Israeli soldier who had been held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks.
She talked about depression at a checkup — and got billed for two visits
Completing a routine depression screening questionnaire during an annual checkup is cost-free under federal law. But, as one woman discovered, answering a doctor's follow-up questions might not be.
A match made in fandom: Travis, Taylor and the weirdness of celebrity relationships
Did you know that Big Brother has resulted in more lasting marriages than The Bachelor? The course of true love never did run smooth ... and all the more so for famous people.
How Black socialite Mollie Moon raised millions to fund the civil rights movement
Historian Tanisha Ford tells the story of the Harlem activist credited with raising millions to build economic and racial equality in the U.S. Ford's new book is Our Secret Society.
Alice McDermott's 'Absolution' transports her signature characters to Vietnam
McDermott's latest novel, which centers on two American women who meet in Saigon in 1963, explores themes of religion, humility and insistent charitable intervention.
Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone
Popular weight-loss drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone the body makes naturally after eating. Turns out some foods trigger GLP-1 better than others, making us feel full and eat less.
Hundreds stormed an airport in Russia's Dagestan, looking for passengers from Israel
Videos posted to social media showed crowds shouting anti-Semitic phrases as they swarmed the tarmac, going plane-to-plane in a search for passengers arriving from Tel Aviv.