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'Team Avalanche' unites cross-country skiing Olympic hopefuls from small countries 01/10/2026 09:06am • Indian skier Bhavani Thekkada's lower leg was a mess at a race weekend in Finland — think blisters and blood. She turned to “Team Avalanche” on WhatsApp in search of ointments. “I couldn’t find anything in the shop, so I just put a message in the group and there was this guy who said, ‘H Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids 01/10/2026 08:17am • Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week's unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse. One of her offices is in a Democratic area, where more of the parents she sees Russia uses its new ballistic missile in a major attack on Ukraine and a warning to West 01/10/2026 06:03am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. For only the second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, it used a powerful, new hypersonic missile that A battered Cuba braces for aftershocks as US seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge 01/10/2026 12:25am • HAVANA (AP) — As U.S. seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers surge, concerns grow in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive. Experts warn that a sudden halt in Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba could lead to widespread social unrest and mass migration following the Actor Timothy Busfield accused of child sex abuse in New Mexico 01/09/2026 11:05pm • Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge. An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfiel Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked 01/09/2026 02:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday — for flu activity through last week — showed declines in medical office visits due to flu-like ill Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace 01/09/2026 01:28pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire. Health officials and family members said at least one child was Liberty football coach Jamey Chadwell recovering from surgery for serious medical condition 01/09/2026 12:57pm • Liberty coach Jamey Chadwell is recovering from surgery for a “serious but treatable medical condition” that was detected before the season, the school said Friday. In a statement, the school said Chadwell underwent a successful procedure earlier this week to address the condition. Chadwell is e Data Doctors: What's slowing down my computer? 01/09/2026 10:49am • Q: How can I tell what’s causing my Windows computer to bog down? A: When a computer starts crawling, most people assume it’s old, broken or infected. In reality, it’s often just overwhelmed. One misbehaving app, too many open browser tabs, or background process can bring an otherwise healt Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump 01/09/2026 09:10am • CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Yvette Lyles thought of the modest brick ranch home as a Christmas present for her family. It was close to a state park where she and her kids could picnic, fish and enjoy the outdoors. A place to make memories. But she soon learned her southern Illinois community had Ski jumping overshadowed by cheating scandal after Norway caught tampering with uniforms 01/09/2026 03:10am • Ski jumping is no fashion contest, but there will be nearly as much scrutiny on what jumpers wear at the Winter Olympics as the form of their flight and the distance they travel. A scandal from last year’s world championships in which the Norwegian team was caught doctoring their jumping suits to Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza 01/08/2026 10:30pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — A former U.N. Mideast envoy has been chosen to direct U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel’s prime minister said Thursday, as at least eight more deaths from Israeli strikes were reported there. The appointment of Bulgarian dipl Choosing a Pill Organizer or Pill Dispenser 01/08/2026 07:00pm • If you use multiple medications and think you don't need a pill organizer or pill dispenser, think again. "Pill organizers are often considered an 'elderly' item, but they can be very helpful for patients of all ages," says Jenna Liphart Rhoads, a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based registered nurse, certifi Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage: Which Should You Buy? 01/08/2026 07:00pm • Medicare offers a variety of coverage options. While many people are familiar with original Medicare, also known as parts A and B, some may be less familiar with Medicare Advantage, also known as Part C, or Medigap, also called Medicare Supplement Insurance. Both Medicare Advantage and Medigap can h What Is Medigap Plan G? 01/08/2026 07:00pm • There's no doubt Medicare is popular among older Americans: In a 2024 Gallup poll, 87% of adults over 65 believe the federal health insurance program will be important or extremely important to them in their later years. However, Medicare isn't perfect. Original Medicare, which consists of Part A (h