Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.

Is building strength your New Year's resolution? Here's how to assess strength, come up with goals, start an effective bodyweight routine and stick with it.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a case of measles on Wednesday in a child in Polk County. It was the second in the state this year and the first related to an outbreak in South Carolina.

Tuberculosis was, for millennia, was the world's deadliest infection.

Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the day.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood vaccination rates continued to decrease during this school year, and measles cases in the U.S. in 2025 exceeded 2,000 for the first time in more than 30 years.

A right-wing influencer claimed last week that day care centers, many of them run by members of the Somali community, are closed despite receiving federal funds.

When it comes to serious mental illness, family caregivers are crucial partners. But often, they must fend for themselves. A new solution offers them support.

CDC releases latest numbers on flu outbreak across the US. New cases are accelerating - and hospitalizations are up. Gabrielle discusses how helpful the vaccines are and what people can do to protect themselves from a bad case of the flu. Two Way Emanuel/Davis

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.