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Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(LONDON) The U.S. is warning of a looming potential "large scale massacre" in El Fasher, a city in Sudan, as troops from the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and allied militias encircle the city in what the U.S. says are "indications of an imminent offensive."U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that El Fasher is "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre," calling on the RSF to end its siege and swear off any attack on the city."A crisis of epic proportions is brewing in El Fasher," said Thomas-Greenfield.El Fasher also known as Al-Fashir is a city in North Darfur and one of Darfur s largest cities. The besieged city is home to an estimated 800,000 people, according to the U.N., including many who have been displaced by the civil war that began more than a year ago. The city is also a key humanitarian hub for western Darfur, the vast area home to around a quarter of Sudan s population.A ....
Xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Even though one in five Americans lives with a mental illness, many feel it is not adequately addressed, with a new survey from West Health and Gallup suggesting that three in four Americans believe mental health conditions are not identified and treated in the same way as physical health conditions.Roughly 60% of Americans give a poor or failing grade to how mental health conditions are treated, according to the survey.“The magnitude [of the problem] really surprised me,” said Tim Lash, president of West Health. He states that the U.S. is not just underperforming it is failing on a systemic level and in terms of the number of people with unmet needs.The survey shows the impact of mental health challenges is significant with 51% of people said they experienced depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition in the past year.Even more concerning, 22% of them said their mental health was so poor it interfered with normal activities like ....
FXThe Handmaid s Tale Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss stars in FX s new spy thriller series The Veil, debuting with two episodes on Hulu on Tuesday.She plays Imogen Salter, an agent with the U.K. s MI6 agency who is tasked with trying to thwart a terror attack and yes, she performs with an English accent.Moss tells ABC Audio, "I worked on it for six months before we started shooting. And it was difficult to drop at the end, actually.""It was hard to come out of because I just did it so much by the end that I found it was actually getting harder to speak in my own voice, which I ve never had happen with an accent," Moss expresses.The series was something of a bucket-list check for Moss, who is a fan of the genre. "There s a glamor to it, obviously, when you re talking about Bond or Bourne or Mission Impossible," Moss says."I ve always wanted to do something in the spy genre. I love that genre. I love spy movies, and I ve always wanted to play a spy," ....
Andresr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age to 40 for most women of average risk in a report published Tuesday.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a major task force consisting of expert physicians providing recommendations in the primary care setting for routine medical screenings, behavioral counseling, and preventive medications, is now recommending breast cancer screening with mammograms every other year for women with an average risk of developing breast cancer, starting at age 40. This guidance was previously drafted in May 2023, and nearly one year later, these recommendations have been finalized without major changes.Previously, the USPSTF guidance said screening should start no later than age 50. The Task Force recommended that women in their 40s talk to their doctor about their individual risk. The age for routine screening was dropped to account for the 2% increase in breast ....
ABC News(NEW YORK) A line of strong thunderstorms is pushing through Louisiana and southeastern Texas on Monday, making for a stormy morning from Houston, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi.A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the area until 9 a.m. CT on Monday. Flash flood warnings are also in effect along the line of storms. About 1 to 3 inches of rain has already fallen, with an additional 1 to 3 inches possible before the rain stops.The storms in the region on Monday follow a weekend of severe weather, including strong deadly tornadoes in the heartland.More than 130 tornadoes have been reported since Thursday in what amounts to a multi-day severe tornado outbreak.The strongest tornadoes to have been surveyed so far have been in Sulphur and Marietta, Oklahoma, both of which were initially recorded as "at least" EF3 twisters, with winds up to 165 mph, the National Weather Service said. Those ratings may increase depending on further investigation, NWS said.Another tor ....