Police in Florida arrested a man who allegedly climbed a fence and tried to enter President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club early Tuesday, the Secret Service said. The alleged intruder — described only as an adult male — “scaled a perimeter fence and triggered alarms” shortly after midnight on Tuesday, a Secret …
Read More »New Penn Med center in Philadelphia aims to help people with Williams syndrome, develop better treatments
A new specialty center opened Tuesday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. It’s one of the first in the country to help children and adults with Williams syndrome, a rare condition that makes them extra friendly. “This center is going to be life-changing for families,” said …
Read More »White House releases new official Trump portrait. See it here.
Washington — The White House unveiled a new portrait of President Trump on Monday, showing him in a slightly different light than the portrait released ahead of his inauguration in January. In the latest portrait, Mr. Trump wears his signature red tie and his face is accentuated by deep shadowing. Mr. …
Read More »Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies, scientists and officials say
The Trump administration has moved to end funding for a broad swath of HIV vaccine research, saying current approaches are enough to counter the virus, multiple scientists and federal health officials say. Notifications that the funding would not be extended were relayed Friday to researchers, who were told by National …
Read More »MLB steps into women’s sports with launch of pro softball league
Major League Baseball is investing in a new women’s professional softball league, Commissioner Robert Manfred announced Thursday on “CBS Mornings.” The partnership with the Athletes Unlimited Softball League marks MLB’s first major investment in women’s professional sports. Manfred said the timing felt right for the investment. “We’ve been very engaged …
Read More »Utah man kidnaps girlfriend’s family for 6 months, claiming cartel wanted to kill them, police say
A Utah man accused of holding his girlfriend and her family in their home for six months on a lie that “cartel” members were after them has been arrested, authorities said. Dominic Christopher Garcia, 23, faces 28 counts, including seven each of kidnapping and assault, after his arrest Saturday. He …
Read More »Court upholds conviction of man in murder of wife whose Fitbit exercise tracker helped crack case
Despite finding “improprieties” were committed by a prosecutor, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in a case that drew wide attention because the victim’s Fitbit exercise tracker contradicted his statements to police. The justices ruled in a 6-0 …
Read More »Letting teens drink alcohol at home may lead to heavier alcohol use as young adults, study finds
Some parents might think that letting their teenager try alcohol at home under supervision can diminish curiosity about alcohol and help promote safe drinking. But a new study in the journal Addictive Behaviors found that parents providing drinks — or even just letting underage kids taste alcohol — is linked …
Read More »Gallery owner Larry Gagosian on the art world’s “blood sport”
On any night, he can have art openings in Paris, in London, or at his flagship gallery in New York. With 18 galleries around the globe, Larry Gagosian has more exhibition space than most museums. His annual revenues are estimated at over a billion dollars, which (as The New Yorker …
Read More »Woman accused of stowing away on Delta flight from NY to Paris apprehended again, FBI says
The woman accused of stowing away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris was arrested again, this time while reportedly trying to get into Canada. Svetlana Dali had been given an ankle monitor with GPS monitoring after her bond hearing in the stowaway case. She’d been ordered not …
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