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From ticks and mosquitoes to pangolins and raccoon dogs (two species accused of being the animal origin of COVID-19), the conversation around wildlife and health often hinges on the idea that animals can make us sick.

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Editors Note: September is Healthy Aging Awareness Month

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been hearing a lot lately about healthspan versus lifespan when it comes to aging. What do they each mean? And what is the difference? ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — While the Golden State's Democratic leanings in the presidential contest are well known, California is home to several swing districts that make the state critical this year in determining which party ...Read more

In 2015, Donald Trump shocked the political establishment and many Americans when he came down the escalator at Trump Tower to announce his first presidential candidacy and attacked Mexican migrants:

“They’re bringing...Read more

Imagine this: You receive a warning about a raging wildfire near your home. The air won’t stop filling with acrid smoke, and the sky has turned from blue to an eerie orange.

Or this: You’ve heard about a massive coal ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won't be making an impact.

Instead, it'll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini-moon, and it will stick around to orbit...Read more

MIAMI — It’s been 40 years since “Miami Vice” first took custody of our TV sets, but Don Johnson remembers starring in the iconic show like it was yesterday.

Mostly, he remembers the fans. Especially the female ...Read more

A New Hampshire woman suffered third-degree burns at Yellowstone National Park this week after accidentally breaking the crust of a thermal pool and plunging her leg into the scalding hot water, according to the National ...Read more

Peter Neff understands the allure of the world’s fifth-largest continent.

The camera roll on his phone is brimming with videos and photos of his trips to Antarctica, where the glaciologist and climate scientist has ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republican nominee Donald Trump told an antisemitism summit that Jewish voters could be to blame if he ultimately lost the presidential election and complained that he had not “been treated right” after ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, will make his first appearance in an Ada County courtroom next week.

Idaho 4th District Judge Steven Hippler...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two years after a viral video mired the Bucks County amusement park Sesame Place in a firestorm of racial controversy, a lawyer for families alleging their children had been discriminated against by the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — On the stone sidewalk in front of the National Constitution Center, a crowd of roughly 30 people gathered Thursday to wave the Haitian flag, cheer, and chant in support of the Haitian community amid ...Read more

ATLANTA — Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones sent a series of texts critical of fellow Republicans as he worked to help former President Donald Trump overturn his narrow defeat in the weeks following the 2020 election, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point was a “political move” and that a smaller cut would ...Read more

Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use of supply chains against adversaries, giving new urgency to global leaders’ drive to reduce their ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate his travel ban that barred people from some predominantly Muslim countries and expand it to prevent refugees from war-torn Gaza from entering the United ...Read more

A new report from CNN uncovering a series of offensive and alarming comments allegedly made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on online forums years ago jolted the governor’s race Thursday.

The newly unearthed ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday night is visiting Madison County and evaluating compliance with a settlement agreement to resolve race-based discrimination complaints in public schools.

Madison County Schools ...Read more

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.

The announcement Friday afternoon...Read more