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November 10, 2023

This Veterans Day we should honor those who served, not just enjoy holiday sales

Veterans Day has to mean more than just barbecues and big sales. We should honor those who served by understanding their sacrifices and helping them find a place in civilian life.

November 10, 2023

Boston's 'Methadone Mile' removed but 'anarchy' spills onto streets, locals say

Boston's "Methadone Mile" has been dismantled on the mayor's orders, but some residents are concerned that disorderly conduct by its former inhabitants is getting worse.

November 10, 2023

Florida Christian school failed to report teacher accused of sexually assaulting student: lawsuit

A former student of The First Academy in Orlando is suing the Christian school for allegedly failing to take action against a teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted her.

November 9, 2023

Arkansas military veteran receives world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant

A 46-year-old military veteran who received the first-ever whole-eye and partial-face transplant at NYU Langone Health is speaking out about the life-changing surgery.

November 9, 2023

Michael J. Fox gets scared amid Parkinson's disease battle, but 'the absence of fear is faith'

Michael J. Fox shared that he overcomes fear through "hard won" and "hard fought" positivity after battling Parkinson's disease more than three decades.

November 9, 2023

Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic

Puerto Rican health officials declared an influenza epidemic on Thursday after nearly 26,000 cases were reported, 42 of which ended in patients' deaths.

November 9, 2023

Matthew Perry’s friend Hank Azaria credits him for AA journey: ‘God is a bunch of drunks together in a room’

"Simpsons" star Hank Azaria shared a tribute to late "Friends" actor and friend Matthew Perry, recalling how Perry helped him with his sobriety.

November 9, 2023

Croatian man reportedly poisoned by cleaning agent in bottled soft drink

Traces of a highly alkaline substance, likely a cleaning agent, were found in a carbonated beverage consumed by a Croatian man later hospitalized with a throat injury.

November 9, 2023

Maya Kowalski sobs as jury awards family over $200M after hospital treatment led to mom's suicide

A Florida jury on Thursday awarded $211 million to the family of Maya Kowalski, who alleged that Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital staff drove Maya's mother to suicide.

November 9, 2023

New Hampshire's recovery-friendly workplace program expands to nationwide institute

New Hampshire's governor is taking on a leadership role in the creation of a new initiative called The Recovery Friendly Workplace National Institute, the White House announced.