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The announcement comes amid falling profits for the company. WeightWatchers has been facing declining stock prices since November as weight loss drugs, known as GLP1s, have soared in popularity.
NPR NewsCVS will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Walgreens will start in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Illinois.
NPR NewsA former co-chair of OpenAI, Musk says he invested millions in the AI lab on "false promises" that it would be nonprofit and open-source. OpenAI is now backed by Microsoft.
NPR NewsA ransomware attack targeting a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide, leaving patients with problems filling prescriptions or seeking medical treatment.
NPR NewsDoes climate change exist? And does a character know it? Barbie, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Nyad met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by the famous Bechdel Test.
NPR NewsThe Middle East crisis has sharply divided Hollywood. Celebrities who've spoken out have lost jobs and been harassed. But there's a long history of celebrities lending their voices to bigger causes.
NPR NewsIn a conversation with a few reporters Friday, Haley highlighted her background in accounting saying, "the accountant in me stretches and stretches and stretches those dollars."
NPR NewsPresident Joe Biden will make his election-year State of the Union address on Thursday amid foreign conflicts and domestic uncertainty. We want to hear what's on your mind.
NPR NewsSeveral other states have made moves to disassociate from the nation's oldest library professional association. But Georgia's bill, the first of its kind in the nation, goes further than the others.
NPR NewsTwo families are battling for bragging rights as the inventor of the wildly popular dish. Will the truth come out? Or it could be there's another origin story involving ... British tastebuds?
NPR NewsAlexei Navalny's funeral draws crowds and a heavy police presence. Israeli troops fired on Palestinians getting aid in Gaza.
NPR NewsDespite fears of a police crackdown, Alexei Navalny's funeral in southeast Moscow began peacefully, two weeks after his mysterious death in an Arctic penal colony.
NPR NewsThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created after the Great Recession of 2007-09, has increasingly started policing the health care system.
NPR NewsThe South Korean government is targeting a medical group, as a doctor-walkout throws the country's health care system into chaos.
NPR NewsIt's been more than 30 years since a horror movie won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Should the Oscars rethink its approach?
NPR NewsThis week's quiz sadly falls on March 1, delaying our plan for a Friday leap day-themed quiz until 2036. Thankfully, a lot else happened in the news. Were you paying attention?
NPR NewsThe video is produced by an anti-abortion rights group and has come under fire over questions of scientific accuracy.
NPR NewsThe layoffs represent about an 8% reduction in PlayStation's global workforce.
NPR NewsThe most powerful Pacific storm of the season began barreling into the region Thursday. It is expected to close major highways and trigger power outages Friday afternoon into Saturday.
NPR NewsThe fire started late Thursday at a restaurant on the first floor of the six-story shopping mall in downtown Dhaka. Dozens of people were injured, officials said.
NPR NewsA leaked document offers a window into the motivations and concerns of party leaders as they seek to deepen ties with the U.S.
NPR NewsFormer Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a free trade agreement that was once vilified but now celebrated has died. He was 84.
NPR NewsThe decision cited a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the state Constitution's right to privacy includes a woman's right to abortion access.
NPR NewsThe request comes almost a year after Teixeira was arrested and charged with the illegal retention and transmission of national defense information. He originally pleaded not guilty to the charges.
NPR NewsThe nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X says the legal tactic is an attempt to silence criticism of the company. The Center for Countering Digital Hate published reports documenting hate speech on X.
NPR NewsCaitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming the all-time NCAA scoring leader in college basketball, announced that she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and turn pro.
NPR NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin issued explicit nuclear threats to the West, even as he assured Russians their country could both win the war in Ukraine and thrive economically.
NPR NewsHere in the US, the average age of retirement is 61. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky passed that birthday more than 20 years ago. And on Wednesday afternoon, he announced that while he still isn't ready to retire just yet, he will no longer lead Republicans in the Senate. McConnell says he still has "enough gas" in the tank to thoroughly disappoint his critics. The soon-to-be former leader intends to serve out the rest of his term which continues through January 2027.McConnell's Congressional career began back in 1984 when Ronald Reagan was President. The Kentucky republican has long embraced Reagan's conservatism and view of American exceptionalism.Today's Republican party is one Mitch McConnell played a key role in shaping. Yet as he gets ready to step down from leadership, McConnell seems out of step with the direction the party is heading.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
NPR NewsAlabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services after fertility clinics shut down in the wake of a ruling that frozen embryos are children under the state wrongful death law.
NPR NewsAfter being hunted for decades, humpback whales returned to the Pacific Ocean in big numbers. Now, new technology is revealing that underwater heat waves are taking a toll on that recovery.