PORTLAND, Maine – Greater reliance on genetic testing of baby whales and their mothers can provide more accurate information about a rare species and increase the chances of saving them from extinction, according to the authors of a new scientific study.
WASHINGTON – At least 14.5 million Americans are getting private health insurance for this year under the Obamaera health law, thanks to help from the Biden administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” President Joe Biden said Thursday in a statement announcing the numbers.
Dear Abby: I’m in a new relationship with a man I have known for 30 years. We had our own lives, married others, had kids and then split with our spouses. After all this time, we have finally gotten together and discovered we were made for each other. Neither of us has experienced this intense kind of love before.
Dear Doctors: I wonder if there have been any updates on that breathing technique called IMST? It was being studied because it can lower systolic blood pressure. I’m on blood pressure meds, and when I meet with my cardiologist, I want to talk to him about trying this method.
INDEPENDENCE - Randel Smith 63, of Independence, Mo passed away at home on January 23, 2022. Born on December 1st, 1958 to Joseph D. and Mildred B. Smith (Pogonowski). He is preceded in death by his parents, Brother Clayton W. Smith, Son Clayton (CJ) Smith. He is survived by his Wife Kathy, Daughter Kimberly, Partner Lucas Andrus, Stepson Jake Dulin, Granddaughter Kinsley Andrus. Sister Carole and Melvin Frye, and Brother Paul Smith, both of Garden City KS. He enjoyed his BBQ trailer ROADKILL BBQ. He operated at fair events and businesses. He enjoyed his garden, fishing. He loved his kids more than anything. His granddaughter was his world. He was and always will be so proud of them.
Donald“Don”Lee Ball, 73, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away peacefully at his home on January 21, 2022. He is survived by his wife Rebecca Morris Ball, of Blue Springs, MO; his son, James A.
ATLANTA – Early in the pandemic, Ryan Wilson was careful to take precautions – wearing a mask, not really socializing, doing more of his shopping online. The 38-year-old father and seafood butcher from Casselberry, Florida, says he relaxed a bit after getting vaccinated last year.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020’s brief but devastating coronavirus recession.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A teenager charged with killing four students at a Michigan high school will pursue an insanity defense, his lawyers said in a notice filed Thursday as he, his parents and school officials faced a new lawsuit over the attack at Oxford High School that killed four students.
BANGKOK – An aircraft from a company specializing in oil spill recoveries arrived Thursday from Malaysia to join an urgent effort to clean up an oil slick before it could hit beaches in eastern Thailand, officials said.