White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair. Several species of fungus that live in soil or dirty water can cause it. Piedra is the Spanish word for stone. White piedra appears as ...

LAKE PLACID – A quintessential winter, complete with ample snow, cold temperatures and beautiful Nordic skiing conditions, has created the perfect setting for the Full Moon Party, to be hosted by the ...

A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Bird flu is a global challenge that has already resulted in the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry—and has spread to mammalian species, including dairy cows in the U.S. The H5N1 strain ...

The streaming service Paramount Plus has released the first trailer for “Happy Face,” the TV series inspired by events surrounding a notorious true-crime case with a connection to Oregon ...

Faced with a solid economy and mounting inflation concerns, the U.S. central bank has said it will “move cautiously” on cutting interest rates. By Colby Smith Reporting from Washington At the ...

Colombia did an about-face at lightning-fast speed on accepting deportation flights in what President Donald Trump hailed as a victory for his "f--- around and find out" [FAFO]-style of governing ...

Jannik Sinner clinched the Australian Open 2025 title on Sunday, but his journey to the championship was not without controversy. The Italian star faced doping accusations in 2024 after reportedly ...

Even as DeepSeek has wiped out nearly $500 billion from NVIDIA’s market cap in a manic Monday which saw the Chinese AI company become the number 1 app in the US, the drama isn’t quite over. DeepSeek ...

The US must strengthen measures to control the country’s bird flu outbreak and curb the growing risk that the virus will evolve to spread more easily between humans, international health experts ...