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Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol's cancer risk

Jan. 03, 2025 16:53 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday. Murthy's advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human...

Menendez’s lawyers seek lenient sentence, saying conviction made him a ‘national punchline’

Jan. 03, 2025 13:17 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez are urging a judge to be lenient at his sentencing later this month for his conviction on bribery charges, saying the ordeal has made him a “national punchline” despite a lifetime of good deeds that have saved lives. ...

How drinking alcohol can affect your health

Jan. 03, 2025 12:53 PM EST

With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general's advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. “Drinking less is a great way to be...

Biden awards the 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of the Jan. 6 committee and 18 others

Jan. 02, 2025 21:16 PM EST

President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the second highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who Donald Trump has said should be jailed for their roles in the inquiry. Biden awarded the Presidential...

Wimbledon finalist Gabriela Dabrowski reveals she played through 2024 after breast cancer diagnosis

Dec. 31, 2024 13:08 PM EST

Former U.S. Open women's doubles champion Gabriela Dabrowski revealed on Tuesday she had played through 2024 after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She delayed part of that treatment so she could compete at Wimbledon where she reached the doubles final. “I know this will...

Running a marathon a day in 2024, she has a world record within her grasp

Dec. 31, 2024 10:56 AM EST

GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Finally coming to a halt on Tuesday — the last day of 2024 — Belgian ultra runner Hilde Dosogne felt she had done all to take the world record as the first woman to run a marathon every single day of the year. Weary but seemingly far from exhausted from...

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February

Dec. 30, 2024 18:33 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s...

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing 'emotional toll,' seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife's trial

Dec. 26, 2024 16:42 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges and acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, saying his family would suffer a “tremendous emotional toll” if the New Jersey Democrat were sentenced...

History looms in NCAA volleyball championship with female coaches poised as first to win a title

Dec. 21, 2024 12:07 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Players and coaches who will make history at the NCAA volleyball championship still find it hard to believe that a female coach hasn’t already won a title. After all, a female coach has influenced almost every stage of their volleyball lives. It was assumed...

Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest

Dec. 12, 2024 10:03 AM EST

Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to lessen treatment burdens. One new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines whether removing lymph nodes is always necessary in early breast...