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FILE - The U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed in Washington, Nov. 8, 2018. Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound that are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds will stay out of reach for America&#039;s older adults. A decades-old law on the books bans Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs.

Medicare drug plans are getting better next year. Some will also cost more

FILE - The U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed in Washington, Nov. 8, 2018. Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound that are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds will stay out of reach for America&#039;s older adults. A decades-old law on the books bans Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs.

October 27, 2024, 6:00am Health

When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good to be true.” She and her husband are both retired and live on a “very strict” budget in central North Dakota. Read story

Extended-stay hotels, a growing option for poor families, can lead to health problems for kids

October 27, 2024, 6:00am Health

As principal of Dunaire Elementary School, Sean Deas has seen firsthand the struggles faced by children living in extended-stay hotels. About 10% of students at his school, just east of Atlanta, live in one. Read story

Sebastian Tirintica stands backdropped by buildings at the entrance of the Livezeni coal mine, his former workplace, in Petrosani, southern Romania, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

As coal plants shut in Romania, some miners transition to green energy while others are reluctant

Sebastian Tirintica stands backdropped by buildings at the entrance of the Livezeni coal mine, his former workplace, in Petrosani, southern Romania, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

October 27, 2024, 5:47am Business

For many years, Sebastian Tirinticǎ worked in a coal mine, just like his father and grandfather before him. Read story

A cow grazes in a field at a dairy farm on April 26, 2024, in Petaluma, California.

How did H5N1 bird flu get introduced to California’s dairy industry?

A cow grazes in a field at a dairy farm on April 26, 2024, in Petaluma, California.

October 27, 2024, 5:47am Business

Experts say it was bound to happen: The H5N1 bird flu that ravaged dairy herds in 13 states was inevitably going to arrive in California. Read story

A storm rolls in at Ohio Street Beach after a day of the heat index at triple digits on Aug. 27, 2024.

Distressed about climate change, a ‘supermajority’ of young Americans across the political spectrum want bolder action

A storm rolls in at Ohio Street Beach after a day of the heat index at triple digits on Aug. 27, 2024.

October 26, 2024, 6:10am Nation & World

CHICAGO – A “supermajority” of young Americans across the political spectrum feel distressed about human-made climate change and want bolder action from the government and corporations, a new study has found. Experiencing the worsening effects of a rapidly changing climate throughout their youth and into adulthood, this crisis has become… Read story

Children play among water fountains on a street in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 14, 2024, during a prolonged heatwave that gripped much of the country.

Can $7-an-hour nannies spur a baby boom? One city aims to find out

Children play among water fountains on a street in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 14, 2024, during a prolonged heatwave that gripped much of the country.

October 26, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

SEOUL, South Korea -- The latest government plan in South Korea to encourage couples to have more children and prevent a devastating population decline: low-wage immigrant nannies. Read story

David Kennedy, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Toledo, replaces an air filter inside of a monitoring station near Lake Erie, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Oregon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health

David Kennedy, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Toledo, replaces an air filter inside of a monitoring station near Lake Erie, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Oregon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

October 26, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community's water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days. Read story

IAM District 751 president Jon Holden speaks to union members while announcing that they voted to reject a new contract offer from Boeing, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Seattle Union Hall in Seattle.

Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions

IAM District 751 president Jon Holden speaks to union members while announcing that they voted to reject a new contract offer from Boeing, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Seattle Union Hall in Seattle.

October 26, 2024, 6:00am Business

Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers have repeated one theme from their picket lines: They want their pensions back. Read story

While it&rsquo;s not new for mis- and disinformation to circulate, the 2024 campaigns come amid increased sophistication of artificial intelligence (and access to it) and many Americans using social media for hours daily. The result: Falsehoods become enmeshed in the same places we seek out credible information, leading to an onslaught of confusion about what&rsquo;s true.

Election and truth: Health misinformation in 2024

While it&rsquo;s not new for mis- and disinformation to circulate, the 2024 campaigns come amid increased sophistication of artificial intelligence (and access to it) and many Americans using social media for hours daily. The result: Falsehoods become enmeshed in the same places we seek out credible information, leading to an onslaught of confusion about what&rsquo;s true.

October 26, 2024, 6:00am Health

Getting your election news from social media? There’s a chance it could be false. Read story

Carvings depicting crocodiles on a wall of Bayon Temple, near Cambodia&rsquo;s world-famous Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap Province, on Aug. 2, 2024.

How a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia

Carvings depicting crocodiles on a wall of Bayon Temple, near Cambodia&rsquo;s world-famous Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap Province, on Aug. 2, 2024.

October 26, 2024, 5:59am Business

A tiny snout poked out to widen the crack of the slowly shattering eggshell. Read story