Living in pain raises your risk for dementia, study says | CNN

CNN  —  Chronic pain, such as arthritis, cancer or back pain, lasting for over three months, raises the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, a new study found. The hippocampus, a brain structure highly associated with learning and memory, aged by about a year in a 60-year-old person who had…

Scaly Surprise: Park workers rescue alligator in Brooklyn park | CNN

CNN  —  Workers from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation got a scaly surprise Sunday when they discovered an alligator in a Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, according to the department. A park maintenance staff member spotted the gator in Prospect Park Lake, said department spokesman Dan Kastanis. The…

As Biden visits Ukraine, China’s top diplomat goes to Russia | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  As US President Joe Biden touched down in Ukraine to meet with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, China’s top diplomat was traveling in the opposite direction, on his way to Russia. Wang Yi – who was promoted as Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s top foreign policy…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Joe Biden speaks in Washington on February 16. (Evan Vucci/AP) US President Joe Biden is heading to Poland for a two-day visit to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, returning to the region as the war enters a volatile new phase without a clear path to peace. Biden…