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Patients undergoing cancer treatments often use palliative medicine to cope with nausea, fatigue and other bothersome symptoms.

Palliative medicine is a medical specialty whose main focus is supporting patients and ...Read more

As he seeks to flip a competitive House district in southern California, Republican Matt Gunderson is leaning into his identity as a “girl dad” to convince voters that he backs abortion rights.

“I don’t want ...Read more

Aru Shiney-Ajay’s awakening to the climate crisis began in her late teens. On visits to family in India, she watched in horror as loved ones endured one disaster after another: deadly floods in her parents’ home state ...Read more

When Minneapolis, then Oregon, then other local and state governments began stripping away exclusive single-family-home zoning over the past five years to allow the construction of multifamily housing, many development ...Read more

Since the dawn of the antibiotic age, opportunistic pathogens have evolved defenses faster than humans can develop drugs to combat them.

At the same time, humans have unwittingly given the bugs an advantage through the ...Read more

Dear Healthy Men: I just found out that September is both Suicide Awareness and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. What do we need to know about those two issues?

A: Prostate cancer and suicide are among the top 10 causes ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Get ready, California voters. Ballots for the 2024 presidential election will be sent out soon.

Californians will be able to choose from candidates for president and vice president as well as U.S. ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The rate of people getting married has increased nationwide, according to a recent study by U.S. News, including in Missouri.

The United States’ marriage rate increased 12% in 2022: 16.7 women had ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As the Bridge fire spread from the East Fork of the San Gabriel River to the beloved mountain communities of Mount Baldy and Wrightwood last week, questions arose about what would be left in its wake. And ...Read more

The reputed Mexican drug lord known as El Mencho has spent more than a decade evading efforts by U.S. and Mexican officials to bring him to justice. His son, alleged heir to one of Mexico's biggest criminal empires, has ...Read more

Pennsylvania wants to remain a manufacturing powerhouse. But state leaders also want to reduce climate change-causing emissions from steel mills and other industrial facilities, while cutting back the toxic pollutants that...Read more

Tax increases get the attention, but regulations can be even costlier.

The Committee to Unleash Prosperity recently found new rules imposed during the Biden-Harris administration will cost taxpayers almost $50,000 per ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Are you noticing more rattlesnakes? It’s baby rattlesnake season in California.

The Golden State is home to eight species of rattlesnakes. The reptiles can be seen on hiking trails, rural roads ...Read more

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”

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When Pooja Mehta’s younger brother, Raj, died by suicide at 19 in ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I was physically, emotionally and sexually abused by my oldest brother (six years my senior) from ages 6 to 11. As soon as I could verbalize what was happening, I went to my parents and told them. They believed ...Read more

Japan has a female candidate among the front-runners to become prime minister in a vote this month, raising the possibility that a nation known for lagging on diversity may appoint its first woman leader before the U.S.

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Rumors of the giant flying Joro spider, landing in New Jersey this summer never materialized in the Garden State. But they did land in Philly's backyard.

On Sept. 5, a Joro spider was found in Ivyland, Pa., a Bucks County...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police officer is under investigation for allegedly recording the questions to a promotional exam on a pair of camera-equipped smart glasses, "Mission Impossible"-style, with the intention of ...Read more

NEW YORK — Lorna Beach-Mathura, who has accused Mayor Eric Adams of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit, missed a court-ordered deposition this month because she suffered an anxiety attack at the last minute that required ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy in Washington next week, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Democratic nominee tries to broaden her foreign policy...Read more