Barbara Blonder has been a bit worried about her parents’ house, which sits near a Cypress swamp outside St. Augustine, Florida. In a normal year, the saturated wetlands would protect her mom and dad from the threat of wildfires, says Ms. Blonder, vice mayor of the centuries-old historic city on Florida’s eastern coast. But like … Read more
WASHINGTON — Fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024, with the number of deaths falling by 11% to 471 from a year earlier, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday. The rate of suicides per 100,000 service members also dropped that year compared to 2023, the report said. The decrease emerged under Defense … Read more
Sitting for hours on a regular basis can be bad for your body and brain. A new study suggests that keeping your brain engaged helps counteract some of the harms of sedentary behavior. Engagement means activities such as knitting or solving a puzzle, instead of mindlessly scrolling or passively watching a screen. Scientists at the … Read more
She was an active 69-year-old, but records said she was dying in hospice – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing. Adam Yamaguchi reports. Source link