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DENVER — Older Coloradans have mostly recovered from a pandemic-era increase in death rates, but middle-aged people continue to die younger than expected, mostly from overdoses.

In the long run, everyone dies, but state...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I recently reconnected with a woman I dated briefly in the 1980s and haven't seen since. She's around my age. We both were married one year apart, had daughters one year apart, and got divorced after 20-year ...Read more

Q: Our family has been through a few challenges but overall I think we're pretty healthy relationally. Still, our day-to-day lives together seem a little flat and mundane. Do you have any advice?

Jim: I'd suggest you ...Read more

With heat advisories blanketing the eastern half of the U.S., air conditioners are once again working over time as essential resources to keep millions cool. But they’re unevenly distributed: Many poor households are ...Read more

New Hampshire has become the first state to require doctors and medical staff to sterilize patients who request it.

The measure focuses on adults who have medical conditions for which sterilization may be a treatment ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son and daughter-in-law treated the other grandparents better. They roll ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A lot of emphasis is put on ambition and achievement. Is this really what should motivate people? I can’t say I have ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Wildfire smoke has been easy to spot in Minnesota this week, coating the Twin Cities in a brownish haze that obscured the downtown skylines. But experts in lung health are more concerned about the particles ...Read more

NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Earl Weinmann makes a decent dog using locally sourced beef, sauerkraut, onions and a homemade secret sauce for the more adventurous. At $5 each, it’s the best fast-food deal this side of Taco ...Read more

DENVER -- Aurora, Colorado, resident Alex Vukovich is officially back from the dead, after months of trying to fix a mistake that held up his monthly Social Security checks.

Vukovich first found out the federal government...Read more

Never a dull moment — or lack of confusion — in the nutrition world. Of late, it revolves around our intake of sugar, especially sugars added to our food.

We’re stilll waiting for the newest Dietary Guidelines for ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My husband passed away four months ago. I miss him terribly, but I'm ready to move on. I want to begin dating, but I don't know how to go about it. Some may say it's too soon, but I couldn't care less what ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: What is your opinion on taking gummies that contain 8 mg each of CBD, CBN and THC before bedtime for sleeping assistance? I am an 81-year-old male and have been taking them for several months, and they seem...Read more

The "Sweaty Dozen" is a list from the Cleveland Clinic of 12 ways that exercise can transform your life -- making you live longer, stronger and happier. In fact, a study published in Circulation found that, over 30 years, ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is the principle of dying as a Christian based on how long a person has been saved? – A.P.

A: One’s salvation is not determined by how long a person has been saved (...Read more

When I set the goal to retire by the age of 40, my financial adviser laughed at me. I’d read about the FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early), but I didn’t know anyone in real life who’d actually done ...Read more

A few days after a harrowing cosmetic surgery procedure, Erin Schaeffer said, she woke up with fluid leaking from an open wound in her stomach.

Schaeffer went on to spend a week in a Florida hospital battling a severe ...Read more