15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (326+ words) Grief affects everyone a little differently. Some people seek comfort from their loved ones, while others may retreat into themselves. In "Little Bones" by Sandy Bigna, the main character, Bones, does the latter after her brother's death. She also brings…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (575+ words) Dottie doesn't carry a clipboard or grade papers, but she might have one of the most important jobs at East Elementary. For the 6-year-old red golden retriever, work begins the moment her vest goes on. "She knows 'vest' means working…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (367+ words) A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who visit emergency rooms. KFF Health News first reported that…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (245+ words) LOS ANGELES -- Alanis Morissette is getting candid about the terror she experienced with what she calls "postpartum activity." Although terms like postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis may not have dominated trending topics in the 2010s when the singer-songwriter was having her…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (601+ words) DETROIT -- Gladys Knight's husband had no interest in cutting back the 82-year-old star's touring schedule despite assertions to the contrary, her son contends. Knight, the early Motown star known as the "Empress of Soul" for tracks such as "Midnight Train…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (680+ words) FRESNO, Calif. -- A bat found at Yosemite National Park tested positive for a viral disease that's fatal for people and animals, park officials confirmed. The big brown bat, which was found dead outside the Curry Village Showerhouse in May, tested…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (970+ words) SEATTLE -- Like plenty of Seattle transplants in recent years, Julia Esser made a lot of friends through run clubs. She joined three different groups when she first moved to the Northwest from New York City in 2016. But Esser, who says…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (323+ words) Gov. Mike Kehoe stopped in Kansas City on Thursday for a ceremonial signing of a new bill that opens doors for out-of-state health care professionals. House Bill 2974 is an economic and workforce development legislation that aims to make it easier…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (122+ words) Vaccination events planned in Jefferson City Jefferson City News Tribune MU Health Care is planning flu and COVID vaccination events in Central Missouri this fall, including in Jefferson City. There will be walk-in vaccination events from 8 a.m.-noon on Sept. 19 and…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (166+ words) Community Health Center of Central Missouri (CHCCMO) recently received multiple national quality awards from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The awards recognize CHCCMO's "commitment to providing high-quality, accessible health care and improving health outcomes for patients throughout Central Missouri,…...