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U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals

NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths have been falling for more than two...

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Doctors: Changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations are confusing parents

Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse. One of her offices is in a...

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PHOTOS: Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza

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Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

LOS ANGELES — Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and...

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Snow farming: How some Colorado ski areas combat a dry winter

When the snow isn’t falling at some Colorado ski areas, the directive is simple.  Go find it.  “We gotta do what we gotta do,” said Tim Kerrigan, vice president of mountain maintenance at Ski Cooper.  And it might sound simple,...

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AROUND TOWN: Holiday Debutante Ball has 58-year tradition

Ten young women in traditional formal white gowns, long gloves and pearls were presented as the 2025 Colorado Springs Debutantes in a sparkling December ball in Broadmoor International Center. The evening’s floral theme was “Velvet and Vines” and special flowers...

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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80

LOS ANGELES — Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on the social platform X on...

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Aging-related weight gain in women: It may start earlier in life than you think

Mayo Clinic News Network JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Weight gain is common in women during perimenopause and after menopause, but the physical changes underlying it start much earlier in adulthood. Daniela Hurtado Andrade, M.D., Ph.D., an endocrinologist and obesity expert at...

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Hungarian director Béla Tarr, known for his bleak and beautiful films, dies at 70

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, director of such works as “Sátántangó” and “The Turin Horse” and the recipient of numerous awards for his long and often darkly comic films, has died at 70. During a career...

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Here’s what to know about the changes to child vaccine

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials made broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations Monday, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts who say they will sow confusion and undermine children’s health. The overhaul is effective immediately, meaning that the U.S. Centers for...

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