By Naomi Thomas, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of the pain, according to a study published Monday
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada has been deemed the eighth safest country for women to travel in by themselves this summer, according to a travel study of more than 30 countries. Bounce, a luggage storage company, looked at data on various
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As Western University imposes a booster mandate for all incoming staff and students – an effort, it says, is to lessen the risk of COVID-19 transmission on campus this fall — not all infectious disease experts are on
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By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday started its journey to the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited mission to inspect crucial safety systems that the world hopes will help avoid a catastrophe. Offsetting that rare ray of
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric stormed Iraq’s government palace on Monday shortly after he announced he was withdrawing from politics, further deepening an unprecedented political crisis. Muqtada al-Sadr’s followers stormed the Republican Palace, a key meeting place for Iraqi heads of state and foreign
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fire has been reported on passenger ferry bound for Sweden with 300 people but officials said the blaze — which described as “limited” — was put out. No one has been reported injured. The ferry, which was north of Sweden’s Baltic Sea island of Gotland, will be towed to its destination
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fire has been reported on passenger ferry bound for Sweden with 300 people but officials said the blaze — which described as “limited” — was put out. No one has been reported injured. The ferry, which was north of Sweden’s Baltic Sea island of Gotland, will be towed to its destination
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Britain’s largest warship, the HMS Prince of Wales, has been forced to stop on its way to the US following an “emerging mechanical issue” shortly after departure, the Royal Navy has said. On Saturday, the aircraft carrier left Portsmouth, southern England, en route to join exercises off the east coast of
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment house set fire to the building to lure out other tenants, then fatally shot three and wounded two others. Officers fatally shot the gunman. The attack happened at about 1 a.m. Sunday in a mixed industrial-residential neighborhood in southwest Houston. Police Chief Troy
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN Pachama CEO Diego Saez Gil speaks to The Associated Press about how the San Francisco-based company uses satellite imagery, drones and artificial intelligence to analyze forest canopies, with a mission to help verify that corporate-funded restoration projects are working as promised to sequester carbon and foster biodiversity.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets pointed toward more losses hours before the opening bell Monday after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slid 0.9% and futures for the S&P 500 tumbled 1%. Markets in Asia
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets pointed toward more losses hours before the opening bell Monday after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slid 0.9% and futures for the S&P 500 tumbled 1%. Markets in Asia
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fuel leaks during final liftoff preparations threatened to postpone the launch of NASA’s mighty new moon rocket Monday morning on its shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fuel leaks during final liftoff preparations threatened to postpone the launch of NASA’s mighty new moon rocket Monday morning on its shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas are searching for suspects after two youths were killed and a toddler was injured in a drive-by shooting in a residential area of Fort Worth. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday when a vehicle pulled up outside the home where a group was gathered in
Continue ReadingJohn Walton, CNN Business class is becoming increasingly more luxurious, spacious and private. Whether it’s custom-designed seat and bed cushions, bespoke fittings and fixtures, or co-branding with some of the biggest names in luxury, business really is the new first class aboard many planes. That’s especially true in business class mini-suites with doors, which debuted
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Pocas cosas son más emocionantes que ver cómo una nave espacial despega de la plataforma de lanzamiento y parte en una búsqueda cósmica, como la misión Artemis I de la NASA está a punto de hacer este sábado. Pero si eres un observador casual, puede que pocas cosas sean más
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Unfortunately, some of the people who know the most about money are the worst at talking about it. They use too much jargon and forget what it’s like to be a beginner. If you think money is too confusing or are trying to help someone who does, keep in mind
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will increase a planned offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea to 3 gigawatts and hook it up to the German grid which will be a step toward weaning Europe off its reliance on Russian gas. When established in 2030, it should supply electricity to up 4.5 million European homes.
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fuel leaks and a possible crack discovered during final liftoff preparations threatened to postpone the launch of NASA’s mighty new moon rocket Monday morning on its shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the
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