Associated Press – A bloodhound picked up the scent shortly after the “ Devil in the Ozarks ” escaped from a lockup in northern Arkansas. The hound didn’t have to go far to begin the hunt — it lives at the prison as part of a specialized unit that uses man’s best friend to help track fugitives.
Although the scent of convicted killer Grant Hardin was lost because of heavy rain, experts say that even...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Bernard B. Kerik, the New York City police commissioner who was hailed as a hero for overseeing the department’s response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, only to fall from grace after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes, died on Thursday. He was 69.
Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I., announced Mr. Kerik’s death in a post on X. He said the...
CNN – To maintain physical fitness, aging adults need 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity weekly and two days per week of muscle-strengthening activities of moderate intensity that involve all of the major muscle groups.
Those minutes need to include a variety of exercises that build strength, enhance mobility, improve balance and increase cardiovascular health.
Incorporate these types of exercise into your routine:
1. Resistance training:
Resistance training is the key to combating muscle loss. It can include...
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined how omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin D supplementation affected telomere shortening, a natural process that happens with age.
As the authors of this study explained, telomeres help protect the ends of chromosomes. Telomere shortening might increase the risk of death and certain diseases.
David Cutler, MD, a board certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica,...
Ostriches on a British Columbia farm have died of the avian flu. Canada ordered hundreds of others to be culled. But two top Trump administration officials have objected.
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Planned Parenthood Missouri Again Halts Abortions After Court Ruling
The state filed a petition to the Missouri Supreme Court claiming that Judge Jerri Zhang's earlier ruling, allowing abortions to resume, left abortion facilities “functionally unregulated” and women with “no guarantee of health and safety,” the Associated Press reports.
AP: Abortions Canceled Again In Missouri After Ruling From State Supreme Court
Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered...
CBS Minnesota – A Twin Cities woman is suing over an alleged medical mistake that she says cost her a healthy left kidney.
In a lawsuit filed Friday, Wendy Rappaport of Plymouth accuses the surgeon and the Allina hospital system of medical malpractice and battery.
Allina says the court filings "don't accurately reflect the full picture" and intends to fight the suit in court.
Rappaport was admitted to Abbott Northwestern in March 2022 and was scheduled for...
NEW YORK POST – Former New York City Congressman Charlie Rangel, a fixture on Capitol Hill and Democratic power player for nearly half a century, died Monday. He was 94.
Rangel, 94, was a Harlem political institution who spent his life in public service, from the Korean War to becoming the first African American to chair the influential House Ways and Means Committee.
Rangel was first elected to Congress in 1970 after challenging civil-rights leader Adam...