3 firefighters killed, 2 injured fighting wildfires near Colorado-Utah border

Three firefighters died and two were injured while tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reported Sunday. The agency — created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire reduction across public lands — said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on … Read more

She saved her friend with an organ donation, then helped a 4-year-old girl fighting for her life

After years of medical struggles and uncertainty, 4-year-old Ailani Troncoso is finally enjoying her childhood, thanks to a special gift from a complete stranger. Today, Ailani is bursting with energy, but her parents, Amanda and Miguel, remember a very different little girl. “She was just like a shell of herself. And she just wasn’t living,” … Read more

Fighting childhood obesity, for a healthier, longer life

In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it’s 1 in 5, with diet and exercise both key factors in the increase. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids get healthy the old-fashioned way, by eating right and exercising, while helping decrease the … Read more

Fighting childhood obesity, for a healthier, longer life

If fast-food jingles were multiplication tables, perhaps we’d all be good at math. In the meantime, those ads sure are stuck in the brains of kids. The marketing of ultra-processed food, which accounts for more than 60 percent of calories for children, has coincided with a dramatic increase in childhood obesity across the United States. … Read more

U.S.-Iran Latest: Israel-Hezbollah fighting flares up in Lebanon as next-phase talks delayed

  6m ago Iran pulled out of talks with U.S. over Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, official tells AP Two regional officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door talks, said mediators were focused Friday on calming newly intensified fighting in Lebanon.  One of the officials said Iran … Read more

How renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could scupper the U.S-Iran deal

Iran’s threat to strike Israel Sunday came in response to Israeli airstrikes on a southern suburb of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Israel said it was retaliating against Hezbollah attacks on the north of the country earlier that day. It was the second three-way exchange of fire in a week: During the previous tit-for-tat attacks, Iran followed … Read more