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Lower your risk of falling as you get older with these simple steps

Lower your risk of falling as you get older with these simple steps

One in four older adults in the U.S. will fall each year, putting them at risk of injury, broken bones and even death .
Maine opens contest to design a new state flag based on an old classic

Maine opens contest to design a new state flag based on an old classic

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first.
The fizz is gone: Atlanta's former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot

The fizz is gone: Atlanta's former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot

ATLANTA (AP) — Once a shrine to the world's most popular soft drink, the building that housed the original World of Coca-Cola is going flat at the hands of Georgia's state government.
Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: 'You also make God smile'

Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: 'You also make God smile'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Before flying to Italy's southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican on Friday celebrating the importance of humor.
Hannah Einbinder uses comedy as a coping mechanism in debut standup special

Hannah Einbinder uses comedy as a coping mechanism in debut standup special

LOS ANGELES (AP) — To rising comic Hannah Einbinder , her bits are for more than just laughs. She says her jokes are a coping mechanism she uses to process the tough topics she tackles in her material.
A campaigner who took on the UK Post Office joins Tracey Emin, Imelda Staunton on royal honors list

A campaigner who took on the UK Post Office joins Tracey Emin, Imelda Staunton on royal honors list

LONDON (AP) — A former post office branch manager who campaigned to expose a vast miscarriage of justice has been given a knighthood by King Charles III .
Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why

Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why

NEW YORK (AP) — In the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide.
Her dying husband worried she'd have money troubles. Then she won the lottery

Her dying husband worried she'd have money troubles. Then she won the lottery

FREEPORT, Pa. (AP) — In the weeks before his death, Karen Coffman's husband worried she might have money troubles after he was gone.
Moschino shreds fashion rules and Dsquared2 turns up the heat on the first day of Milan Fashion Week

Moschino shreds fashion rules and Dsquared2 turns up the heat on the first day of Milan Fashion Week

MILAN (AP) — Reserved for mostly menswear previews, Milan Fashion Week opened on Friday with two co-ed collections, underlining that the old calendar rules no longer apply.
Nova Scotia judge rejects constitutional arguments for Indigenous cannabis shops

Nova Scotia judge rejects constitutional arguments for Indigenous cannabis shops

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has rejected arguments from four defendants claiming they have treaty and aboriginal rights to sell cannabis at dispensaries on Indigenous land north of Halifax.
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