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How standing on one leg may predict a longer life. Plus, new guidance to keep sleeping babies safe. Here's the latest.

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The Jan. 6 committee shares emotional testimony from 2020 election workers who say they were threatened, and Texas officials call the Uvalde police response to the shooting an "abject failure." Also, new guidelines to keep sleeping babies safe, and the balance test that may predict how long you'll live.

THE LATEST

Jan. 6 committee details threats to election workers by Trump allies trying to overturn the 2020 election.

The fourth public hearing yesterday by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol focused on emotional testimony from election officials and low-level workers who said they were bullied and threatened in a bid to try to overturn the 2020 election. Georgia election worker Shaye Moss testified that people came to her grandmother's house looking for her and her mother, another election worker, to make a "citizen's arrest" after former President Trump called her mother "a professional vote scammer." "I felt so helpless and horrible for her," Moss said. "She was screaming. I told her to close the door and don't open the door for anyone."

This 10-second balance test may predict how long you'll live.

Want to know how long you may live? Stand on one foot for 10 seconds and try to stay balanced. Brazilian researchers found that older adults who failed a 10-second balance test were nearly twice as likely to die in the next 10 years, according to a report published yesterday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that focused on 1,702 subjects from ages 51 to 75. Poor balance and musculoskeletal fitness can be linked with frailty in older adults, but the exact reason why a loss of balance can predict death is not yet known, the study's lead author told us.

Husband of slain Uvalde teacher tried to save his wife but was detained and had his gun taken away, official says.

A police officer whose wife, Eva Mireles, was one of two teachers killed along with 19 children in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School last month, had his gun taken away and was escorted from the scene after rushing to help, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steven McCraw said yesterday at a Texas Senate hearing. Ruben Ruiz got a call from Mireles saying she had been shot, and he was detained when he arrived at the school to help, according to McCraw, who called the police response an "abject failure."

😴 American Academy of Pediatrics issues new guidelines for keeping babies safe while they sleep.

The AAP released updated guidelines yesterday that stress the dangers of parents sleeping in the same bed as their babies, which raises the risk of accidental suffocation or strangulation. The new recommendations also call for infants to sleep on flat, non-inclined surfaces with their backs to the bed. "Based on the evidence, we are unable to recommend bed-sharing under any circumstances," the organization said. "Having the infant close by their bedside in a crib or bassinet will allow parents to feed, comfort and respond to their infant's needs."

LIVE BETTER TODAY

Achieve your life goals with this easy tip.

Don't let a bad sunburn or dry skin kill your summer vibe. We've got 12 dermatologist-approved products you can use to protect yourself as you're enjoying time in the sunshine with friends and family. Dr. Marnie Nussbaum also gave us some do's and don'ts of summer skin care, and recommended some great products to help with sunburn, bug bites, wrinkles and chafing.

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Crispy fried chicken is always a welcome part of any summer cookout, but this recipe from chef and cookbook author Erin French puts a twist on it with tangy fennel seed in the seasoning and fresh strawberry and rhubarb for a perfect sweet and sour dipping sauce. Also, her peach and blackberry bread salad makes an ideal side dish. For dessert, French's rose panna cotta goes with fresh berries and honey to top off your picnic or cookout.

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DAILY DELIGHT

A little pick-me-up before you go.

When she isn't busting bad guys as Capt. Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: SVU," Mariska Hargitay is a mom of three. She recently shared a rare photo of her three children, August, 15, Amaya, 11, and Andrew, 10, with husband and fellow actor Peter Hermann in honor of Father's Day. In the pic, the family shares a sweet hug during a mountain adventure in Italy. Mariska wasn't the only celebrity giving a glimpse of her family for Father's Day — Justin Timberlake shared a photo of his sons, Silas, 7, and Phineas, 1, performing an adorable duet on the piano.