"Fortnite" players in 2025 continue to experience lag, stuttering, and high ping despite powerful systems and updated hardware. These performance disruptions usually stem from overloaded home networks ...

Many Americans might have to decide between paying for food or rent if their SNAP food-aid benefits are suddenly cut off. Mychael Schnell and Michele Norris join The Weekend to discuss Trump’s ...

When choosing a protein powder, we generally want it to be low in sugar and carbohydrates, and to not taste terrible. We don't even consider that it might also be packed with dangerously high levels ...

A new report found that popular protein powders and pre-made shakes contain lead. Two-thirds of the 23 tested products contained unsafe levels, according to researchers’ safety experts. Those experts ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over $32 billion globally from 2024 to 2025. Increasingly, consumers are using ...

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed to lead for millions of years, shaping how their brains evolved and ...

Recent testing by Consumer Reports shows that some brands have alarming levels of heavy metals, while others are below the ‘concern’ level. A new Consumer Reports investigation found that many popular ...

Researchers studied ancient tooth fossils and found that a gene mutation in modern humans (right) better protected them against lead and gave them an advantage over Neanderthals (left). Kyle Dykes / ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...