The Balanced Rook Chess Club meets Thursdays at Wackadoo Brewing in Colorado Springs, is free and open to the public, and saw attendance rise after moving there in October 2025.
A large winter storm dumped deep snow across Martha's Vineyard, causing downed trees and power outages while residents sledded, neighbors helped one another, volunteers ran warming centers, and crews worked to clear roads and haul snow.
Officer Wade Shnowske received the Wausau Police Department's Medal of Valor after he entered a burning house to pull a woman to safety in late December; the woman later died a few days after the rescue.
A cardiologist identifies LDL and non-HDL cholesterol as the two key measures linked to artery plaque, and screening frequency depends on individual cardiovascular risk with higher-risk patients tested more often.
NASA reports astronaut Mike Fincke experienced a medical event on Jan. 7 and is now recovering at Johnson Space Center after an early return with Crew‑11.
Ron Duguay, 68, told Page Six he has Stage 4 colon cancer and his family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover treatment, travel and related costs.
A 96-week Phase III trial presented at CROI 2026 reported that switching to doravirine+islatravir (DOR/ISL) maintained viral suppression and showed consistent safety through week 96. The article says the regimen is at pre-registration in the US with a potential 2026 launch if approved.
South Korea's fertility rate rose to 0.80 in 2025, and the year’s increase in births was largely driven by women aged 30–34 often called "echo boomers."
Fanatics, which bought Topps in 2022 for $500 million, has promoted a comeback in sports card collecting by staging store events with athletes including Jaxson Dart and Breece Hall and distributing high-value products to fans.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani visited a Morningside Heights early childhood program and urged families with children turning three or four in 2026 to apply for 3-K and Pre-K by the Feb. 27 deadline; the city says every family that applies by then will receive an offer. Since applications opened Jan. 14, more than 75,000 families have applied and the city is expanding capacity, including a planned 2,000 2-K seats this fall and a new request for providers.
