Defense Secretary Austin taken to hospital and administration officials notified, Pentagon says

(cnn) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for symptoms

Biden, other Western leaders criticize Trump's NATO comments

President Joe Biden and top Western officials criticized former President Donald Trump on Sunday after he suggested the United States might not protect NATO allies who aren't spending enough on defense from a potential Russian invasion.

Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have 'credible' plan to protect civilians

A series of Israeli strikes has hit Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the four-month Israel-Hamas war.

Do 'everywhere' plastics contribute to thousands of premature births?

If there's one thing that's everywhere, it's plastic. Its ubiquity — in everything from food containers to flooring and lotion bottles — may contribute to tens of thousands of premature births each year, a new study finds.

Lakebed dust is a worry in Utah. For California's Salton Sea, it's a full-blown problem

Like the Great Salt Lake, there are toxins in the sediment of an exposed lake bed in California.

Usher’s path to the Super Bowl: How the ‘hearthrob of R&B’ evolved over a 30-year career

(cnn) — Usher was 15 years old when he released his first album in 1994. Now, some 30 years later, the R&B singer

Countdown starts for April's total solar eclipse. What to know about safe viewing

A total solar eclipse is coming to North America. On April 8, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as four minutes, 28 seconds.

Alternating arms for vaccine doses might increase immunity

The next time someone giving you a shot asks, "Which arm?" don't be cavalier. New research suggests the question may be more important than you think — at least if the vaccine calls for two doses.

Pizza Hut's 'Goodbye Pies' campaign wants to aid your breakup woes

Relationship on the brink? Pizza Hut wants you to say goodbye with a Hot Honey pie.

Call them Chiefties? Meet the uber-fandom created when Taylor Swift entered her Travis Kelce era

(cnn) — In 2007, singer and now-fashion mogul Jessica Simpson showed up to a Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles