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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: June 30, Night of the Long Knives

Today is Monday, June 30, the 181st day of 2025. There are 184 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 30, 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his "blood purge" of political and military rivals in Germany in what came to be known as the "Night of the Long Knives." Also on ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for June 30

How does one read the astral omens on a day that brings no new news? No planets changing signs or directions, no luminaries forming angles -- it's like rolling blank dice. They show the dots you want them to show. What dots would help you win? What experience do you want to have? The sky is a ...

When help hurts

Dear Annie: I've been married to a wonderful man for over 10 years, and during that time, I've grown to love his son as my own. My stepson, "Brian," is now 28 and has struggled with drug addiction for most of his adult life. We've helped him through multiple rehab programs, paid his rent when ...

Understanding what hyperbaric oxygen can do for hearing loss

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was just diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. They gave me a steroid injection into the ear and more steroids by mouth, but they say it's up to me whether I want to try hyperbaric oxygen. Do you have any opinion on it? How does breathing pure oxygen at 2 ...

Keeping your brain nimble

Dear Heloise: Folks who like to do the daily newspaper crossword puzzles know that they grow in difficulty as the week passes. The Monday puzzles are childishly easy with clues such as: "Hints [blank] Heloise" (four letters). They're no fun at all. So, as a means of upgrading the difficulty, ...

Today in History: June 28, Franz Ferdinand assassinated

Today is Saturday, June 28, the 179th day of 2025. There are 186 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 28, 1914, in an act that sparked World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo ...