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China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people. ...

France’s new prime minister says he'll renegotiate a contested plan to raise the retirement age
PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister François Bayrou announced Tuesday the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a crucial move to seek more stability for his minority government. In his first address to lawmakers at the National...
France’s new prime minister announces renegotiation of contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64

The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
BEIJING (AP) — The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus,...

Maintaining good balance is crucial as you age. Asking these questions can help
Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key to maintaining an independent lifestyle as we age. Lacking balance can be dangerous. In the U.S.,...

Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr....

Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’
PLAINS, Georgia (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. The untimely death of his father, a farmer who went by “Mr. Earl,” brought the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, back to...

Will New Year's Eve be loud or quiet? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you're not alone. A majority of U.S adults intend to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “As...
4 die on Christmas Day in New Hampshire home from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
WAKEFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Four people died in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said. Police were called to the house in the town of Wakefield around 4:20 p.m. for a welfare check, said New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean...

Texas Wesleyan's Ernest Ceasar III and Morningside's Zack Chevalier head NAIA All-America team
Texas Wesleyan running back Ernest Ceasar III and Morningside (Iowa) quarterback Zack Chevalier highlight The Associated Press NAIA All-America team announced Friday. Ceasar set an NAIA single-season record with 40 rushing touchdowns, and Chevalier led the nation with 334 yards...
