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PHOTO ESSAY: Centuries-old bull festival in southern India remains a popular draw 01/21/2026 12:38am • AVANIYAPURAM, India (AP) — Hours before daybreak in Avaniyapuram, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a large crowd gathers to celebrate the annual harvest festival called Pongal. Spectators occupy long makeshift galleries erected on both sides of a barricaded track. Those who can't find s The Latest: Trump meanders through foreign policy ahead of Davos speech to global leaders 01/20/2026 10:03pm • President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments before taking shots at the United Nations and doubling down on what he sees as a need for the U.S. to control Greenland while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday. The rare, nearly two-hour appearan Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown 01/20/2026 07:34pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There was the pregnant woman who missed her medical checkup, afraid to visit a clinic during the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesotaimmigration crackdown. A nurse found her at home, already in labor and just about to give birth. There was the patient with kidney cancer w Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child 01/20/2026 07:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting a son in late July, they announced in a social media post Tuesday. The couple said they were excited to share the news of their fourth child, who will join their other three young kids: Ewan, Vivek and Mi Cassidy primary shows how Trump pits Republicans against each other as they face midterm reckoning 01/20/2026 07:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is fighting a two-front war at the outset of this year's midterm campaigns, working to prevent Democratic victories while also attempting to purge the Republican Party of the few remaining members who have defied him over the years. Sen. Bill Cassidy became How to Choose a Hospice Provider and Questions to Ask 01/20/2026 07:00pm • As patients near the end of life with a terminal diagnosis, some may decided they will seek medical care only for comfort and not to cure an illness. Care for comfort, rather than a cure is hospice care. What Is Hospice Care?Hospice refers to a structure of medical care designed to keep patients co Tools to Support Activities of Daily Living: Helping Seniors Stay Independent 01/20/2026 07:00pm • For many people, as they age, the "little things" like buttoning a shirt, grabbing a jar from the pantry or remembering a morning pill, start to feel like major hurdles. However, aging in place doesn't have to be a struggle, as there are a wide variety of products specifically made to help with dail Does Medicare Cover Chronic Pain Management? 01/20/2026 07:00pm • If you've ever lived with pain that just won't quit, you're not alone. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, 24.3% of adults experienced chronic pain in 2023, and 8.3% of adults had high-impact chronic pain. But what's the difference between pain that you might experience Heart Rate Variability: What It Is, How to Track It and What It Means for Your Health 01/20/2026 07:00pm • Fitness trackers and smart watches are widely popular wearable devices that measure several types of health metrics, including step count, calories burned, sleep quality, Vo2 max and heart rate. As a marathon runner, I like to monitor several of these health metrics on my Garmin Forerunner 255, to m The Latest: Greenland and threat of Trump tariffs loom over Davos 01/20/2026 06:02pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Corporate chiefs and government leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, are in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual World Economic Forum that promotes dialogue and economic progress, even as actions from Washington have upended the global order a The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here's why that matters 01/20/2026 05:56pm • It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Ca Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem 01/20/2026 01:43pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Tuesday targeted at least two United Nations facilities, pushing forward with a crackdown against the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees tasked with delivering humanitarian services to millions of people across the region. Crews began bulldozing the United Nati Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye's health is failing, his party says 01/20/2026 11:35am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party said on Tuesday, after he was driven overnight to a medical facility in the capital, Kampala. Besigye's health “has reached a critical and deteriorating state,” the People's Front for Fre Islamic State group claims blast on Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 7 01/20/2026 10:55am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, and wounded more than a dozen others. The group said in a statement posted on its Aamaq ne Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize 01/20/2026 01:15am • NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released Monday. T