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A new study points to the connections between climate change, lack of proper nutrition and obesity.

Does The World Need A New Buzzword — 'Syndemic' — To Describe 3 Big Crises?

A new report in 'The Lancet' uses a not-too-familiar term to describe looming global problems that appear to be interconnected.

Joseph Walker, a U.S. Air Force veteran, was honored with a full military burial on Monday. After officials warned that he might be buried without anyone in attendance, a huge crowd responded.

After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas

Scores of people turned up for Joseph Walker's funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone attending.

Potential candidate Howard Schultz said he wants nothing more than for President Trump to be defeated, but he fears Democrats will nominate someone too far to the left.

Why Howard Schultz's Independent Bid For President Is A Radical Idea

The former Starbucks CEO has a better chance than most because of his wealth, but there are reasons George Washington was the nation's only independent president.

Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact with trees have sparked multiple Northern California wildfires in recent years. PG&E filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday.

California Power Provider PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Fire Lawsuits

The utility is facing billions of dollars in legal liability for fires caused by its equipment. PG&E filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would let it restructure its debts.

Commuters wait for a train as snow falls in Chicago. With a polar vortex hitting the Midwest, wind chills could dip to 55 degrees below zero in northern Illinois.

Polar Vortex Hits The Midwest With Life-Threatening Cold Temperatures

The arctic air will stretch from Illinois west through the Dakotas until Thursday.

NY Announces Preservation Of 800 Acres Of Pine Barrens

Eight hundred acres of pine barrens around the never-opened Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant will be protected from development under state law.The law…

Classical Music Highlight: Ragtime For A New Era

William Bolcom is keeping Ragtime fresh with a modern spin on the classic form developed by Scott Joplin, as we'll hear with three of Bolcom's rags.

Classical Music Highlight: Stravinsky Visits The 18th Century

Stravinsky loved the structure of music from the 18th century, as we'll hear tonight in his Symphony in Three Movements.

Cris Velasco Goes Bigger And Bolder For 'Darksiders 3'

Cris Velasco loved composing the music for the original Darksiders, but he had limited time to finish the score. As he told me, he was really excited to…

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leads a November 2015 rally in front of the New Hampshire State House in Concord. Sanders won that primary, but today some of his supporters in the early primary state are less enthusiastic about another presidential bid.

'Does It Have To Be Him?': N.H. Progressives Split By Another Sanders Bid

The Vermont senator's 2016 presidential campaign took off in New Hampshire. But in 2020, some progressive voters in the state say there are plenty of other alternatives.

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