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Parts of the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville, N.C., are contaminated with a PFAS compound called GenX. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is surveying residents in the area about their health.

Scientists Dig Into Hard Questions About The Fluorinated Pollutants Known As PFAS

PFAS are a family of chemicals accumulating in the soil, rivers, drinking water and the human body. How much exposure to these substances in clothes, firefighting foam and food wrap is too much?

A map of neurons of the mouse retina, reconstructed automatically by artificial intelligence from electron microscopic images.

The Man Working To Reverse-Engineer Your Brain

Our brains are filled with billions of neurons. Neuroscientist Sebastian Seung explains how mapping out the connections between those neurons might be the key to understanding the basis of things like personality, memory, perception, ideas and mental illness.

Thursday, January 6, 9:00 a.m.: White House, Congress mark one year since a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and congressional Democrats commemorate the one-year anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. Supporters of then-President Trump stormed the building after a rally at the White House to protest the 2020 election certification.

A woman in a rural area of Kenya examines an intrauterine device during a visit from a outreach team sent by a family planning organization.

Trump's Proposed Budget Would Cut $2.2 Billion From Global Health Spending

The administration wants to reduce the current $8.7 billion global health budget by about 26 percent. Family planning programs would be the hardest hit.

SCBIO Celebrates Five Years

Our next guest's organization is celebrating five years of helping South Carolina companies who are innovating medicines, medical equipment, diagnostics…

SC Entrepreneurial Update from the Swampfox

An update of the news, issues, and events facing the entrepreneurial community in South Carolina.Mike Switzer interviews John Warner is co-founder of…

South Korea's Unification Ministry said Wednesday that one of North Korea's senior diplomats, London-based Thae Yong Ho, has defected.

Senior North Korean Diplomat Reportedly Defects To South Korea

Thae Yong Ho, the No. 2 diplomat at North Korea's embassy in London, recently arrived in South Korea, according to officials in Seoul. He is said to be among the highest-ranking officials to defect.

Jesus Alfredo Guzmán was among a group of men kidnapped from the La Leche restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, in the western Mexican state of Jalisco.

El Chapo's Son, 5 Others Kidnapped From Upscale Restaurant In Mexico

In the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, 29-year-old Jesus Alfredo Guzmán and five other men were kidnapped by armed assailants on Monday. Guzmán is the son of notorious imprisoned kingpin "El Chapo."

A protester is detained in Hong Kong on Monday. Hong Kong is in the sixth month of protests that began in June over a proposed extradition law and have grown to include other grievances.

With Escalating Violence In Hong Kong, U.S. Urges Both Sides To 'Exercise Restraint'

The chief executive of Hong Kong signaled that she is prepared for a crackdown as the U.S. State Department called on the government to address the "underlying concerns" of protesters.

Pope Francis opens the morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, on Saturday.

Vatican Bishops Scrap Opening To Gays, Divorced Members

Earlier this week an interim summary of the synod on family issues included conciliatory language on gays and on the taking of holy communion for divorced church members.

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