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Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training 06/22/2024 04:31pm • TOKYO (AP) — Here's the message from Dr. Marcas Bamman, a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of weight-resistance training for those who are getting up there. We're talking 60-plus — women and men. And we're talking about hitting the gym and weight trainin LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves 06/22/2024 09:05am • Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help. As an information services librarian, answering patrons' questions is part of Meissner’s day-to-day work, and serving the community is one of her favorite parts Albies hits 2-run homer on Rodón's second pitch and hot Braves romp 8-1 over skidding Yankees 06/22/2024 12:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer on Carlos Rodón’s second pitch of the night, Austin Riley and Matt Olson also went deep off the left-hander and the Atlanta Braves routed the suddenly struggling New York Yankees 8-1 on Friday for their seventh win in eight games. “It’s kind Reigning Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser overcomes sore elbow, advances to finals at trials 06/22/2024 12:04am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two-time defending Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser took one attempt and packed up for the night. No sense pushing his sore elbow. Or a healing torn pectoral muscle. Crouser took a business-like approach to qualifying on Friday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Chris Sale cut-rate ace for Atlanta Braves, rebounds to 10-2 start after years of injuries 06/21/2024 11:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Sale has become the Atlanta Braves' cut-rate ace. An All-Star in seven straight seasons through 2018, he won just 17 games for Boston over the next five and was jettisoned to Atlanta last winter along with $17 million to cover most of his salary. After being offloaded for a b Obesity drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound may help treat dangerous sleep apnea 06/21/2024 06:21pm • A popular obesity drug may help treat a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe while they sleep, a new study finds. Tirzepatide, the medication in the weight-loss drug Zepbound and also the diabetes treatment Mounjaro, appeared to reduce the severity of sleep apnea along with reducin Stock market today: Wall Street coasts to the close of another winning week as Nvidia cools again 06/21/2024 06:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their latest winning week on Friday, as Nvidia ’s stock continued to cool from its startling, supernova run. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, but it remained close to its all-time high set on Tuesday and capped its eighth winning week in the last Buttigieg tours Mississippi civil rights site and says transportation is key to equity in the US 06/21/2024 04:34pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday toured the home of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi's capital city, saying afterward that transportation is important to securing equity and justice in the United States. “Disparities in access to A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave 06/21/2024 12:12pm • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Montenegrin authorities said that an outage that la Messi and Argentina overcome Canada and poor surface, start Copa America title defense with 2-0 win 06/21/2024 01:30am • ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi's passing brilliance got Argentina off to a winning start in the defense of its Copa America title, overcoming Canada and a poor playing surface at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Messi's through ball led to Julián Álvarez’s 49th-minute goal and the eight-time Ballon d’Or New York commission suspends Garcia for a year and rules his win over Haney a no-contest 06/20/2024 08:13pm • Ryan Garcia was suspended for a year by the New York State Athletic Commission, which also ruled Thursday that his April 20 victory over Devin Haney would be considered a no-contest after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The commission also said Garcia would have to forfeit the $1 7 Best Consumer Staples ETFs 06/20/2024 08:00pm • When it comes to low-risk investing strategies, consumer staples ETFs are a popular option. That's because companies that manufacturer or sell essential goods like packaged foods or toothpaste are sure to have stable sales regardless of the ups and downs of the broader economy. Furthermore, exchange Signs of Heat Stroke and Hot Weather Safety Tips 06/20/2024 08:00pm • More than 2,300 people died from excessive heat in 2023, which is a new record, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by the Associated Press. With extreme heat reaching more parts of the country, heat illnesses like heat stroke, which can be fatal, will affect WHO and Eli Lilly caution patients against falling for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs 06/20/2024 06:12pm • The World Health Organization and drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning people to be wary of fake versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes medicines. WHO said Thursday that it has fielded several reports of fake semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic — i The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza 06/20/2024 11:31am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The fate of the proposed cease-fire deal for Gaza hinges in many ways on two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Each leader faces significant political and personal pressures that may be influencing their decision-makin