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Pros and Cons of Active Adult Communities 03/07/2024 07:00pm • About three years ago, Lori Felix's husband needed a double knee replacement. To accommodate his recovery, they needed to move before the surgery. After some searching, they landed at La Floresta, a 55-plus community with about 300 units -- including ones all on one level -- in Brea, California. It President Biden to make 'unity agenda' appeal to Congress in State of the Union 03/07/2024 04:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday night will focus on comparing his vision for America with that of the Republican Party, setting up an election-year contrast that Biden hopes will pay dividends in November. But he'll also focus on areas that he an West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in cars with kids present 03/07/2024 04:15pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, could become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill that won final legislative passage Thursday. The Republican-dominated House of Delegates passed the bil Iowa poised to end gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies targeted nationwide 03/07/2024 01:34pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has been the only state in the U.S. to explicitly mandate that state, county and local decision-making bodies are balanced by gender. That will end when Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a bill that aligns with a broader abrogation of gender- and race-conscious policies acr IVF is dominating headlines in Alabama and across the country. Here's what you should know about it 03/07/2024 11:48am • Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey agreed to protect in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability Wednesday, more than two weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law and touched off immediate backlash. IVF quickly became a ta Sweden midfielder Olsson remains in intensive care for blood clots in brain, club says 03/07/2024 08:31am • HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson, hospitalized for two weeks with an acute brain condition, is in a stable condition in intensive care, his Danish club said on Thursday. Doctors will slowly take him off a ventilator, FC Midtjylland said in a statement. Olsson “has been Rewriting Oscar history with fresh Best Picture nominees and winners for every single year 03/07/2024 03:58am • It’s Oscar week! Every day this week, WTOP examines a different aspect of Oscar history and this year’s race. On Monday, we asked if "Oppenheimer" marks the return of the blockbuster Best Picture. On Tuesday, we tallied the winningest films on the Oscar Mount Rushmore. And Wednesday, we g Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law 03/07/2024 01:53am • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama's governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Republican Gov. Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop 03/07/2024 01:01am • Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them? Many worry, rightly, that they’ll regain weight and revert to old habits. In clinical trials, patients who paused the drug What to know about Alabama's fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics 03/06/2024 10:46pm • Alabama lawmakers moved quickly to approve legislation on Wednesday that protects in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month's state Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. Gov Judge sentences 4 defendants in US terrorism and kidnapping case to life in prison, appeals planned 03/06/2024 09:39pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced four family members to life in prison for convictions stemming from a federal terrorism and kidnapping case that began in 2017 with the search for a toddler who went missing from Georgia and was later found dead when authorities raided a 10 Potentially Fatal Autoimmune Diseases: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment 03/06/2024 07:00pm • Are autoimmune diseases fatal?Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues and organs, which results in damage to the body. With more than 100 autoimmu How AI can help detect domestic violence victims in the future 03/06/2024 06:49pm • Researchers at George Mason University in Virginia received a $4.85 million gift to help continue their research in detecting injuries caused by domestic violence, which will now include the use of artificial intelligence. The new tool will work in conjunction with technology — started by profe A Missouri boarding school employee is charged with abuse 03/06/2024 12:28pm • An employee of a rural Missouri boarding school is accused of bloodying a boy's face while boxing — the third person associated with the same school to be charged this month. Caleb Sandoval, 22, was charged Monday with abuse or neglect of a child. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Thur The Czech parliament toughens gun laws after the worst mass shooting in the country's history 03/06/2024 12:08pm • PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Parliament’s upper house, the Senate followed the lower house on Wednesday to approve changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass killing in the nation’s history. The legislation now must be signed by President Petr Pave