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Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) – Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in “Mary Poppins” and starred in his self-titled sitcom. “The funniest thing is, it’s not enough,” Van Dyke said in an interview with ABC News at his Malibu, Calif. home. “A hundred years is not enough. You want to live more, which I plan to.” As part of the celebration of Van Dyke’s birthday this weekend, theaters around the country are showing a new documentary about his life, “Dick Van ...

Beaten down by baseball coach

Dear Annie: My 11-year-old son, “Max,” used to eat, sleep and breathe baseball. He wore his glove to the grocery store, slept in his favorite team T-shirt and spent hours in the backyard throwing a ball against the fence, narrating imaginary World Series games. This year he finally made the local travel baseball team, which was supposed to be a dream come true. Instead, it has turned into a slow-motion heartbreak. The coach, “Brian,” is one of those old-school, win-at-all-costs types. He yells when kids strike out, rolls his eyes when someone misses a grounder and has ...

Eliquis causes less bruising than Coumadin

DEAR DR. ROACH: In 1998, I was diagnosed with lupus anticoagulant and was put on Coumadin. I tolerated it well. A couple of years ago, I was changed to Eliquis, which I also tolerate well. I noticed that when I was on Coumadin, I would find bruising on me that I didn’t realize I had until I saw the bruising visually. With Eliquis, I don’t notice the same sort of incidental bruising. My doctor attributed the difference to the nature of the medicines and the way they work. Do you concur with this observation? –– L.J. ANSWER: In general, fewer people notice bruising on directly ...

Recognizing friends versus foes on the phone

Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Arizona Daily Star. I, too, had no idea who was calling me –– whether it was a “friend or foe” so to speak. I have a Samsung phone, and I categorized my contacts, such as all doctors, family members, auto services, and medical groups (i.e., radiology and labs), by assigning different ringtones to each of the groups. I get hundreds of suspected spam and political calls. So, if I hear the default ringtone, I don’t answer the call and check my voicemails to see if someone left a message there. If there is no message, I block the number. ...

Horoscope

ARIES (March 21-April 19). It’s OK to want to move up in the world. But it’s also OK — even smart — to notice when there is no point in advancing. Take stock of where you are. The next rung up may actually be a step down. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). People usually do what seems best at the time. Trouble starts when there’s nothing better to do. To give others good options like purpose, work, beauty and belonging is to provide a real service. It changes outcomes more than judgment ever could. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may not be in the mood, but you’ll still show up ...

Today in History

Today is Monday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2025. There are 23 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Also on this date: In 1980, rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed a treaty at the White House calling for the destruction of intermediate-range missiles. In 2012, ...