My father had no business dying at 74. He slipped on ice in a restaurant parking lot on a bitter-cold January 2012 evening, hit his head, and left a good 10 to 15 years on the table. Because he died ...

The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Centers for ...