2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1197+ words) We’d been married for 12 years. The early years of discovery (“How’d you get that scar?”) and spontaneous trysts behind questionable Hollywood landmarks had given way to dishwasher fights (“You can’t seriously think that goes there?!?”) and bimonthly scheduled date nights…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (549+ words) The massive diarrhea-causing parasitic outbreak that sickened tens of thousands of people across 21 states over the summer has ended, though officials continue to investigate the cause of contamination. On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the cyclosporiasis…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (665+ words) This fall, California voters have a chance to put politics aside and act on an issue that affects us all by supporting medical research to treat and cure the most devastating diseases of our time. Proposition 38, the California Immunology and…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (307+ words) Alanis Morissette is getting candid about the terror she experienced with what she calls “postpartum activity.” Although terms like postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis may not have dominated trending topics in the 2010s when the singer-songwriter was having her three babies,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (422+ words) BOSTON — Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity. Eleven…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (608+ words) Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer. The five-year commitment aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1371+ words) As a kid growing up in rural Oklahoma, I feared what lurked beneath the lake water. Despite the fact that nothing bad ever happened to me in a lake, my fear stayed with me into adulthood. I’ve met several Californians…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (450+ words) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees across 30 states, who the White House alleged were overcharged by the Biden administration for exchange fees. The promise comes after Trump pledged Wednesday to…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1766+ words) How do you cope when a beloved pet dies? Saying goodbye is a heart-wrenching experience for many, no matter if the passing was expected or sudden. And the accompanying pain can be long-lasting. A clowder of stories celebrating cats and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1833+ words) ESCONDIDO, Calif. — At 4 o’clock on a Thursday morning, Salomon Olea grabbed a packed lunch of a ham-and- cheese torta and a white peach, kissed his wife goodbye and left the home in Escondido he’s owned for nearly 30 years. He drove five…...