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Debby Waldman | (TNS) KFF Health News In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really … Read more

Democrat-turned-Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed President Donald Trump for president on Friday, ripping his former party for the undemocratic way in which it made Kamala Harris its nominee. The Democratic National Committee (DNC), he said, “installed a candidate who was so unpopular with voters that she dropped out in 2020 without winning … Read more

Police say a first-grade teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been arrested in connection to an overdose death involving fentanyl in Washington, DC. Officers and special agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) executed a search and seizure warrant at Sarah Katherine Magid’s Burtonsville residence before they arrested her, NBC 4 reported Tuesday. The outlet … Read more

One week after trying to trade for four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Matthew Judon, general manager Ryan Poles made a more modest — and more successful — attempt to bolster the Bears’ pass rush Friday. Poles agreed to send a 2025 sixth-round pick to the Seahawks for edge rusher Darrell Taylor, who has 21½ sacks … Read more

Over the course of her career as a hairstylist, Kelsie Angst says she’s appreciated the camaraderie with her coworkers and the opportunity to learn new skills along the way. That’s the spirit she hopes to cultivate at her new beauty salon Studio Vera, which recently opened in Detroit’s Woodbridge neighborhood. “I’ve worked in a few … Read more

Good afternoon, Chicago. In an effort to show its support for free expression, the city opened up its speaker’s platform at Park No. 578 during all four days of the Democratic National Convention, constructing a stage with a microphone and industrial amplifiers pointed toward the parking lots of the United Center. Speakers needed to get … Read more

Samsonite/Amazon Labor Day is almost here, which means so are major deals on luggage. The shopping experts at CBS Essentials have scoured all the biggest luggage retailers to find the best sales on carry-ons, backpacks, checked bags, roller bags and other travel necessities. Our selection features hard-shell and soft-sided luggage options that work for airplane travel, weekend road … Read more

Purple Heart recipient from Westminster to represent Team USA at Paralympics Purple Heart recipient from Westminster to represent Team USA at Paralympics 02:51 Two former gold medalists will carry the United States flag at the Paralympics opening ceremony next week. Steve Serio, who helped the U.S.’s wheelchair basketball team to gold medals in the last … Read more

There were so many ways the Democratic National Convention could have gone wrong. Start with thousands of impassioned protesters in the streets of Chicago, butting up against a police department that has not always risen to the occasion. Add dozens of speakers, many stepping, blinking, onto the national stage for the first time, some of … Read more

Authorities are seeking public assistance involving a hit-and-run crash last weekend in Long Grove that seriously injured a bicyclist. Anyone with a dash camera who traveled on Route 53 between Route 83 and Lake-Cook Road in Long Grove around 4:10 and 4:20 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 is asked to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. … Read more