First lady Dr. Jill Biden's positive Covid-19 test does not appear to portend a major return to pandemic-era protocols at the White House, a reflection of how the virus' threat has receded since the early days of the administration even as cases begin to rise.

'She (Whoopi Goldberg) is on the tail end and she’ll probably be back this week,' her colleague Joy Behar said

Rogers Communications Inc. denied that it owes money to its former chief executive officer and instead accused him

More than 4 million people have so far enrolled in President Joe Biden's new repayment plan, known as SAVE, which promises to lower their monthly bills as student loan payments are set to resume in October after a yearslong pandemic-related pause.

John Lansing, the president and chief executive of NPR who led the outlet through the Covid-19 pandemic after taking the helm in 2019, will retire by the end of the year. The move comes just months after the radio network announced a significant budget shortfall and layoffs.

Curly hair may have been absolutely critical to humans evolving millions of years ago, scientists have discovered. In fact, having curly hair could have been the key reason as to why humans developed, grew taller and came to have larger brains. It’s all to do with regulating body temperature, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State University. Given that hair can help to protect the head from the sun’s rays, it’s thought that thicker, curlier hair types could have been key to human life progressing in Equatorial Africa. Scientists recreated the kinds of conditions that early humans would have experienced, using wigs featuring different hair types on models. They found that curls were most effective in keeping the models cool in an environment measuring 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) and 60 per cent humidity. Tina Lasisi is the study's lead author. She spoke to Newsweek about the findings and said: "We hypothesized that tightly curled scalp hair would provide some benefits, but the extent of these benefits was uncertain. "Previous studies on mammalian coats have shown that hair can limit the amount of sunlight reaching the skin, but we were particularly surprised by the significant reduction in solar heat radiation impact provided by tightly coiled hair.” The reduction in heat caused by tight curls could have led to the development of larger brains. "Once humans developed large brains, they could employ other behavioral and social strategies to cope with heat, potentially diminishing the relative advantage of curly hair," she said. "This could have led to a diverse distribution of hair textures worldwide. Furthermore, since straight hair better retains heat, populations in colder environments may have experienced selective pressure for straight hair." She added: "Future research should aim to answer these questions by incorporating our data into mathematical models of human physiology or conducting experiments with human subjects who have different hair textures to examine the impact on their thermal regulation.” Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings

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When the late singer Jimmy Buffett was diagnosed with a rare skin cancer about four years ago, his younger sister Laurie Buffett McGuane was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer not long after.

WASHINGTON There is no evidence that U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has a seizure disorder or suffered

The trailer has been released for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, 20 years after the original hit film came out. Set to stream on Netflix from 15 December, the sequel follows fan favourites including Rocky and Ginger, as they try to break into a farm, rather than out. “For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they’re breaking in!” an official logline says. Thandiwe Newton replaces Julia Sawalha, who claims she was dropped from the film for 'sounding too old'. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter

It would be hard to imagine a bigger or better birthday celebration than Beyoncé's on Monday.

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