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Dr Tim Maloney and Andika Priyatno work at the site in a cave in East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, March 2, 2020. The remains, which have been dated to 31,000 years old, mark the oldest evidence for amputation yet discovered. And the prehistoric “surgery” could show that humans were making medical advances much earlier than previously thought, according to the study published Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in the journal Nature.(Tim Maloney/Griffith University via AP)

Amputation in a 31,000-year-old skeleton may be a sign of prehistoric medical advances

The skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study.

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 29: Actress Archie Panjabi poses in the press room at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

There are barely any Muslims on popular TV series, a new study says

When Muslims do appear, they tend to be violent Middle Eastern men, a new study has found after surveying 200 popular series from the U.S, U.K. and elsewhere.

Gov. Kathy Hochul gets a COVID-19 booster shot. (Don Pollard / Office Of Gov. Kathy Hochul)

New York drops mask requirement on public transportation

Gov. Kathy Hochul also said that the state continues to make progress in terms of the COVID infection rate.

Jeff German on the Strip in Las Vegas on June 2, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

A Las Vegas official has been arrested in connection to a journalist's stabbing death

Police arrested a county administrator Wednesday in connection to the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, hours after they searched the county official's house.

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 24: L.G.B.T. activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall, October 24, 2018 in New York City. The group gathered to speak out against the Trump administration's stance toward transgender people. Last week, The New York Times reported on an unreleased administration memo that proposes a strict biological definition of gender based on a person's genitalia at birth. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

A new lawsuit is challenging Florida Medicaid's exclusion of transgender health care

One plaintiff said the state's Medicaid program pre-approved him in August for a chest surgery scheduled for later this year. Then the state enacted a new rule excluding such treatments from the plan.

Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR, joins the Lancaster Conservancy at Clark Nature Preserve to announce an historic investment in projects across Pennsylvania that will create new recreational opportunities, conserve natural resources, and help revitalize local communities. (Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services)

Pennsylvania recreation, conservation projects get $90 million boost

Pennsylvania is putting $90 million into more than 330 parks and nature conservation projects across the state.

A municipal police officer holds a no-touch forehead thermometer at a checkpoint amid increased restrictions on residents' movements in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Niteroi, Brazil, Monday, May 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Forehead thermometer readings may not be as accurate for Black patients, study finds

Forehead thermometers were significantly less likely to have accurate readings for Black patients compared to oral thermometers. There could be two reasons for this.

FILE -Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington. With abortion now or soon to be illegal in over a dozen states and severely restricted in many more, Big Tech companies that collect personal details of their users are facing new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections

Democrats and many independents are motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have the advantage on the economy, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 06: NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B after the launch was scrubbed at Kennedy Space Center on September 06, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA scrubbed the second attempt to launch Artemis I due to a hydrogen leak issue. The earliest they might try for another launch would be late September. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

NASA eyes late September for its next attempt to launch the Artemis moon mission

During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.

Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, speaks at the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)

Kim Ward, Pennsylvania Senate GOP argue state legislatures should have sole power over elections

Lawyers for Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are weighing in on an election-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, known as Moore v. Harper, could impact how future elections are conducted.

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