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A Culex tarsalis mosquito is shown at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District on Aug. 28, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Mosquitoes can carry viruses including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

More dengue fever hits Los Angeles County

Two more locally acquired cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever in Baldwin Park, California, are being investigated, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Thursday.

September 19, 2024
White coffee cup on background. (File photo credit: Dima Sobko via Shutterstock)

New study brews excitement for coffee drinkers’ health

People who drink three cups of coffee a day have less chance of developing simultaneous heart and metabolic conditions, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

September 18, 2024
A girl on a bicycle pedals around the Tidal Basin with the Washington Monument in the background in Washington Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Tourism officials say Washington drew a record 20.2 million visitors last year, with increases in international and domestic visitors. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Washington ranked top U.S. city for traveling solo

Travel website Kayak recently rated the District of Columbia its best U.S. destination for people touring by themselves. The city's concentration of museums and other cultural attractions helped place them No. 1.

September 17, 2024