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Cancers linked to excess weight make up 40% of all US diagnoses, study finds
Two out of every three Americans now considered overweight, CDC says
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What women's lives are like when abortion is a crime
If Americans want to know what the lives of women are like in a country where abortion and even miscarriage have criminal penalties, they should listen to women in El Salvador, where I have been reporting for a project on women in prison.
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Equifax breach: 6 things Congress can do to help
After members of Congress grilled former Equifax CEO Richard Smith at four hearings this week, one thing is clear: There is outrage on both sides of the aisle over the massive data breach.
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Bowe Bergdahl, Called a ‘Traitor’ by President Trump, Pleads Guilty
General Dahl, whose investigation formed the basis of the military’s case against Sergeant Bergdahl, later testified that jailing him would be “inappropriate,” suggesting that the sergeant had been delusional and that he had never intended to desert.
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White House: No recording of Trump's call to military widow
Trump, Dem congresswoman feud over his remarks to widow of fallen soldier
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Montreal man receives ticket after singing while driving
Forget speeding: A driver in Montreal received a ticket for passionately singing along to a 1990s pop song.
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'Half of women' sexually harassed at work, says BBC survey
Half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study, a BBC survey says.
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Released files show Russia feared they would be blamed and bombed for JFK assassination
DONALD Trump has revealed why he will release ‘ALL’ of the remaining JFK files after being forced by spy agencies to withhold sensitive documents.
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Andy Dick Fired From Film for Sexual Harassment: ‘My Middle Name Is Misconduct’
Though the 51-year-old actor denies he groped anyone, he does admit to other inappropriate behavior: "I might have kissed somebody on the cheek to say goodbye and then licked them. That's my thing.
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8 dead after truck plows into people in New York City in 'cowardly act of terror': Mayor
In what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called a "cowardly act of terror," a man driving a rental truck struck and killed eight people on a bike path Tuesday afternoon.
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At least 27 dead and more than two dozen injured in Texas church shooting
At least 27 people were killed and around 27 injured in a Texas church shooting Sunday morning, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
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At least 26 people killed after Texas church shooting
UPDATED: A passerby stopped the death toll in the Texas shooting from getting even worse when he engaged the attacker.
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'Unimaginable'
The victims in the Texas church shooting that left 26 dead ranged in age from 18 months to 77 years and included at least eight members of an extended family as well as a mother and her two young daughters
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Danica Roem: Transgender lawmaker a first for Virginia
Voters in the US state of Virginia have elected their first openly transgender state legislator.
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Kim Davis Denied This Gay Man A Marriage License, And Now He May Run Against Her
He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from HuffPost.
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The Manson Family: Who they are, what they did & their bids for parole
Manson’s warped teachings led members of his family to carry out murders that shocked America.
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Charles Manson's pop-culture influence: From co-opting a Beatles hit to 'South Park'
Cult leader and mastermind of the horrific murders in 1969, Charles Manson's fame lingered for decades within popular culture. USA TODAY
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CBS boss told me to sleep with coworkers to get ahead: suit
It’s another black eye for Black Rock.
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Police arrest possible ‘serial killer’ over four Florida shooting deaths
A US man said to be responsible for a string of shooting deaths that terrorised Florida has been arrested after he brought a gun to the McDonald’s where he worked.
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Undocumented Mexican Man Found Not Guilty In Death Of Kate Steinle
Steinle died after being shot in 2015 — which became a rallying cry for some conservatives for tougher immigration policies.
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