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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: September 6, President McKinley fatally shot

Today is Friday, Sept. 6, the 250th day of 2024. There are 116 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz (CHAWL'-gawsh) at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. (McKinley died ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Sept. 6

In the final stretch of a Libran lunar influence, we are shaped by our attractions. From the pull of an atom's nucleus to the twist of a galaxy, attraction spins the universe. What force influences you now? What sphere of influence do you orbit? Today is a check-in point in which you may ...

Daughter believes ex-husband’s lies

Dear Annie: My soon-to-be ex started spreading lies about me in the spring of 2021, telling people I've had three nervous breakdowns and now I'm insane. After a counselor told him his claims were unfounded, he stopped, but not after he convinced our daughter I was mentally ill. The rest of our ...

Family members pass away of unusual diseases one by one

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother died of lung cancer at 62. For 12-18 months afterward, a sibling passed of a cancer or an unusual disease. Here's the list: lung cancer, uterine cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, and Lou Gehrig's disease. All but the last sibling drank and smoked. Two sisters ...

Keeping food cold on a hot day

Dear Heloise: I was recently planning a rather large family picnic. Keeping food cold on a warm day is always a challenge. I had exhausted most of my large dishes when I had an out-of-the-box idea! I was using my chafing dishes to keep the hot food warm, but why not the cold food? I popped the ...

Today in History: September 5, Munich Olympics massacre

Today is Thursday, Sept. 5, the 249th day of 2024. There are 117 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 5, 1972, Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing two and taking nine others hostage; five of the militants, a German police ...