On Wednesday, the country music icon shared a video on the Dollywood Instagram page to explain why she couldn't appear in person.

In an age where you can compare your Christmas photos to those of millions of others, the efforts parents undertake to make a memorable – and Instagrammable – holiday season are more intense than ever. And in many families, the majority of those efforts fall on the shoulders of overburdened moms.

(Reuters) -Global measles cases fell 71% to 11 ​million from the year 2000 to 2024, ‌driven by improved vaccination coverage, the World Health Organization ‌said in a report on Friday. Vaccination has prevented nearly 59 million deaths globally during this period, according to the report.