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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: April 15, the Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Today is Tuesday, April 15, the 105th day of 2025. There are 260 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland just over two and a half hours after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Over ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for April 15

Life is about the company. The "who" always matters. The phenomenon of "social facilitation" shows that we don't perform in a vacuum -- the people around us can make us sharper or throw us off our game. On this day of a Mercury crossing, curate your social life, as each person's unique traits ...

Unusual cause of chronic cough and throat clearing

DEAR DR. ROACH: Ten to 15 years ago, I had to constantly clear my throat and it was driving me and everybody around me nuts. You had written a column about chronic throat-clearing. In the article, you talked about how after all the serious things had been eliminated there was an expensive test ...

Feeding squirrels and birds

Dear Heloise: Glen Allen from Virginia wrote that he feeds squirrels and birds small pieces of regular or butter-topped bread. Glen said that the squirrels like it so much, they request more, and he feeds them more bread pieces. Unfortunately, this is not a good idea. Feeding bread to squirrels ...

Owed money, lost sleep

Dear Annie: I have a close friend I care about a lot, but there's something that's starting to get under my skin -- and I'm not sure if I should say something or let it slide. Whenever we go out -- whether it's lunch, drinks or concerts -- we usually agree to split the cost. But somehow, I ...

Today in History: April 12, Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space

Today is Saturday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2025. There are 263 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, orbiting the earth once before landing safely via parachute after a planned ejection from his space ...