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Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. What you can do to lower your risk

Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. What you can do to lower your risk

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. That estimate is based on a…

Smart bird feeders gain popularity and spark interest in bird-watching

Smart bird feeders gain popularity and spark interest in bird-watching

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-equipped bird feeder for his birthday. But by Christmas, she had become…

Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip

Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip

By PATRICK WHITTLE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend…

Officer fatally shot in a North Carolina supermarket, suspect in custody, police say

Officer fatally shot in a North Carolina supermarket, suspect in custody, police say

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A police officer responding to a report of a man with a gun inside a North Carolina supermarket was fatally shot Monday and a suspect was later taken into custody, authorities…

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. An irrigation…

Governor presents Hurricanes’ coach Rod Brind’Amour with North Carolina honor

Governor presents Hurricanes’ coach Rod Brind’Amour with North Carolina honor

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour was presented with the state’s highest honor by Gov. Roy Cooper after Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brind’Amour received…