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Four states trimmed their obesity rates, but two saw gains and the rest remained stable, according to a new report . The states that reduced their obesity rate from 2014 to 2015 were Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio, according to a report released Thursday by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Independent Party is a ballot-qualified in Connecticut for all statewide offices except President. In this year's U.S. Senate race, two factions of the party support different candidates for the party's U.S. Senate nomination.
Only the naive have ever believed that democracy is solely a noble contest over competing ideas, proposals and solutions. Emotion looms large in every human decision, including how we cast our ballots, and smart politicians have always blended appeals to the heart and the gut with their entreaties to reason.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan and actress Olivia Thirlby are set to join Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms and Bruce Dern in John Curran's drama "Chappaquiddick" at Apex Entertainment. The story tackles the seven most dramatic days in the life of Senator Ted Kennedy : On the eve of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the senator becomes entangled in a tragic car accident on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts that results in the death of former campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne .
He's attending a Trump fundraiser and speaking at a Salt Lake City policy summit hosted by U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. Pence is a conservative Indiana governor and former congressman who is expected to use his Utah visit to help bolster support for the party's nominee.
Standing beneath the forest-green peaks of the Sierra Nevada, President Barack Obama drew a connection Wednesday between conservation efforts and stopping global warming, describing the two environmental challenges as inseparably linked. Obama used the first stop on a two-day conservation tour to try to showcase how federal and local governments can effectively team up to address a local environmental concern like iconic Lake Tahoe, which straddles California and Nevada.
"There is no contradiction between being smart on the environment and having a strong economy, and we've got to keep it going," Obama said. Appearing at the 20th anniversary of the yearly Lake Tahoe Summit, Obama spoke about the importance of protecting and preserving the environment and targeted Republican critics skeptical of climate change - referencing Donald Trump, though not by name.
Disgraced politician Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, is being investigated by New York City's child welfare agency for sending a suggestive photo of himself in underwear as his 4-year-old son lies nearby, The New York Post reports. The photo that sparked the probe shows Weiner lying in his bed in white underwear with his son Jordan in the background.
Mylan NV's latest attempt to deflect criticism over the price of allergy shot EpiPen failed to get the drugmaker out of the sights of Congress. Last week, Chief Executive Officer Heather Bresch was quick to react to the mounting political scrutiny over EpiPen's price hike with measures to reduce patients' out-of-pocket costs for the shot's $600 brand-name version.
TRUMP MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO MEXICO TODAY: Donald Trump says he has accepted an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to meet with him Wednesday. "I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow," Trump tweeted Tuesday night.
For one day, a mother says she didn't have to worry about her son eating lunch by himself after he was joined by Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph. For one day, a mother says she didn't have to worry about her son eating lunch by himself after he was joined by Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph.
Trump will meet with Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto. Pena Nieto said he invited both Trump and Clinton to visit the country and that, so far, Trump was the only one to take him up on the offer.
In what looks to be a possible sequel to the Keystone XL Pipeline dispute, another fight has begun over a proposed US oil route. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has sued the federal government, saying the Native American tribe was not properly consulted over the project to construct a 1,168-mile crude oil pipeline that extends over four states.
The tabloid headlines were all about the compulsive sexting of former Congressman and New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and the decision of his wife Huma Abedin s decision to seek a legal separation from him. Presumably that sells papers.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has joined a growing group of U.S. lawmakers calling for an investigation into a pharmaceutical company's controversial decision to sharply increase the price of EpiPens.
Two Canadian women 'caught smuggling $23MILLION worth of cocaine into Sydney on a cruise ship' after a lavish world tour featuring bikini selfies, coconuts on the beach and quad biking Trump is heading to MEXICO: Republican candidate confirms he will meet with president on whirlwind visit ahead of major speech in Arizona which will finally clarify his immigration policy Hawaii's Big Island braces itself for Madeline as hurricane warning is issued - just as Obama heads there for major conservation congress Incredible surveillance footage captures the moment a woman saves two kids after their car erupts into flames following a crash at a gas station Mystery jogger is ruled out as a suspect in Karina Vetrano's murder as police say they are about to release a sketch of a man they want to question Sportscaster Craig Sager will have third bone marrow transplant in three years as he continues ... (more)
Ah, Marco Rubio. After his humiliating pounding in his own home state's presidential primary at the hands of Donald Trump, a beleaguered Rubio swore he was done with politics: A month later, Rubio went back on his "word"-which I put in scare-quotes because Rubio doesn't seem like the kind of person who actually understands what promises are-and decided to run for re-election anyway.