Yearly Archives: 2024
A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. —Reuters LONDON: The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the […]
A representational image of blood pressure readings on a monitor in a hospital. — Unsplash/file A wearable patch that can monitor blood pressure continuously could help people with the disease in managing hypertension has been developed. The patch is the size of a postage stamp and researchers and the developers of the new device at […]
Posters for Wicked and Gladiator II Sources: Universal (L), Paramount (R) The box office this weekend will be painted pink and green, with a splash of red. Universal’s “Wicked” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II” arrive ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and are expected to tally more than $200 million in combined ticket sales this weekend. “‘Wicked’ […]
The original Gladiator debuted nearly 25 years ago, winning five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Now, director Ridley Scott is returning to ancient Rome with the long-awaited sequel, “Gladiator II” which hits theaters Friday. The film stars Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, and Pedro Pascal in a story set in the same brutal Roman Empire —one that […]
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, brings the ball up the court against the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Sept. 15, 2024. Justin Casterline | Getty Images Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group looking to create a National Women’s Soccer League team in Cincinnati, Ohio. NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman […]
Nov 22, 2024, 01:01 PM ET It’s championship weekend for collegiate field hockey, as four teams remain in the hunt for the 2024 NCAA Division I field hockey championship. Top-ranked North Carolina takes on No. 4 Saint Joseph’s in one semifinal match, followed by a showdown between No. 2 Northwestern and UMass in the other. […]
A representational image of a man reading a book in a library. — Reuters/file A book has been recently returned 51 years later after it was due by a former patron of a Pennsylvania library. The book in discussion is the “Lombardi: Winning is the Only Thing”, edited by Jerry Kramer was due to be […]
Melbourne, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on Ocean Beach sand dunes in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia […]
A Venezuelan migrant is accused of sexually assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of his employer in Colorado while living in the basement of his home, police and reports say. Jesus Alberto Pereira Castillo had crossed into the U.S. illegally in El Paso, Texas in September 2023 before being released by the Border Patrol, Homeland Security sources […]
Squire Patton Boggs Simone White’s parents described their daughter as a “soul who gave so much” The parents of British lawyer Simone White, who died in a suspected poisoning in Laos, have said they are “devastated” by the “terrible tragedy”. Ms White, from Orpington, south-east London, died in hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have […]