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Almost 70% of adults in the US would be deemed to have obesity based on a new definition, research suggests. The traditional definition of obesity, typically based on having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater, has long been contentious, not least as it does not differentiate between fat and muscle. In an effort to tackle the issue, …

Four people were found dead Wednesday at a San Francisco home in a case police described as “suspicious.” Police responded the 900 block of Monterey Boulevard in the Ingleside neighborhood for a well-being check around 1:23 p.m. and found four unresponsive people inside, a police spokesperson said. All four were declared dead at the scene. Authorities did not identify them. …

AVONDALE, AZ — The Maricopa County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a West Valley assisted-living facility resident, who died outside in July, as heat-related. The report says 75-year-old Linda Hughes died of environmental heat exposure as the primary cause. Contributing causes include cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s/dementia, according to the report. A police report obtained by ABC15 says …

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani marked two years since the Oct. 7 attacks with a statement Tuesday that prompted the Israeli government to denounce him. From the start of his campaign, the Queens assemblyman has been consistent — calling for the return of the hostages and mourning those who lost their lives on the day of the attack …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Look up polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, and every definition you find will state that the hormonal disorder manifests in women and people with ovaries of reproductive age. There’s much that scientists still don’t know about PCOS, including how …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she would have picked Pete Buttigieg as her running mate last year but America wasn’t ready for the pairing, according to an excerpt of her new book. Harris writes in an excerpt of “107 Days” published Wednesday in The Atlantic that former President Joe Biden’s transportation secretary was her “first choice,” …

Apple advertises the iPhone Air as having an “all-day” battery life and says that it offers four more hours of video playback compared to the iPhone 15 Pro. This heavy focus on the iPhone Air battery life in its promotional materials is undoubtedly designed to dispel any concerns about the endurance of Apple’s thinnest iPhone ever. At just 0.22 inches …

Pope Leo canonizes Carlo Acutis, the teen deemed ‘God’s Influencer’  The Washington Post Carlo Acutis: From a baptism in London to the first millennial saint  BBC Pope Leo declares 15-year-old computer whiz, known as God’s influencer, a saint  The Guardian A teen nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ is becoming the first millennial saint  NPR Pope Leo XIV Declares Two Saints, Including Carlo Acutis  The New York Times …

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A suspicious package found outside a New York City police precinct that sparked a massive evacuation of Times Square Monday morning was deemed non-hazardous, …

War of the Worlds Rotten Tomatoes In what might be the ultimate test of “do streaming audiences care if a movie is awful,” we have a new entry over on Amazon Prime Video. That would be its original version of War of the Worlds, yet another adaptation of the 1898 sci-fi classic. It’s one of about nine different adaptations and …