Catherine, the Princess of Wales, says she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after cancer was discovered followingabdominal surgeryearlier this year. The former Kate Middleton announced the news in a video message released Friday. Word of her diagnosis followed months of speculation about the 42-year-old princess’ health — speculation that only grew whena doctored imageof Kate and her children was released by …
Read More »King Charles, relatives and leaders express support for Princess Kate after cancer diagnosis
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, announced on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer, which was discovered following an abdominal surgery in January. In a video message, she said she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy and said the diagnosis was a huge shock. Family, politicians and other high-profile figures began sharing messages of support for the princess, who is 42 …
Read More »Kate, Princess of Wales, announces cancer diagnosis, says she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy
London— Catherine, the Princess of Wales, announced in a video message released Friday that cancer was discovered following her January abdominal surgery and she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy on the advice of her medical team. The announcement came after months of widespread speculation about the 42-year-old princess’ health and controversy over doctored images released by Kensington Palace. Kate said that …
Read More »Biden signs $1.2 trillion government spending bill that averted shutdown at last minute
Washington — President Biden on Saturday signed the massive spending package that the Senate approved overnight, avoiding a partial shutdown of the government and ending a monthslong fight over spending that persisted six months into the fiscal year. The package fully funds the government through September. The Senate approved the $1.2 trillion package, which was unveiled early Thursday, in a …
Read More »This Baltimore wellness studio is empowering women through healing and self-care
BALTIMORE — As we continue to celebrate women that contribute to the success and vibrancy of our community, WJZ is shining the spotlight on a local wellness studio prioritizing trauma and stress. At Get Centered Wellness, Dr. Michelle Perry says yoga, meditation, and sound bath classes are just a few tools used to combat trauma, stress, and anxiety. “Get Centered …
Read More »Trumps campaign, fundraising arms spent over $10 million on legal fees in 2024, as Biden spends on ads, new staff
President Biden’s campaign entered March with $71 million cash on hand, increasing his fundraising advantage — which is over twice what former president Donald Trump has. The Trump campaign had over $33.5 million cash on hand to start the month, adding only about $3.5 million to its coffers as the campaign was forced to spend large sums on advertising, travel …
Read More »Russias Soyuz launch to space station aborted at last minute in rare delay
Launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a cosmonaut commander, a guest flier from Belarus and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson was aborted at the T-minus 20-second mark Thursday, delaying the crew’s planned flight to the International Space Station. With veteran commander Oleg Novitskiy at the controls, flanked on the left by Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya and on the right …
Read More »Metal detectorist looking for World War II relics instead finds medieval papal artifact
A man using a metal detector to search for World War II relics found a medieval artifact in Poland, a local museum said. The Museum of the History of the Kamień Land announced the “unbelievable” find on Tuesday. According to the museum’s news release, a man identified as Jacek Ukowski found a piece of a “medieval leaded pope’s bull.” A …
Read More »Shopkeeper on a tiny Scottish island hatches a charitable solution to his chocolate Easter egg blunder
London— It was a pretty routine order for Dan ap Dafydd. The shopkeeper on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands was just trying to get ahead of the looming Easter holiday rush by ordering chocolate eggs six months in advance. But when the order arrived, he faced a hare-raising dilemma. “I thought just 80 individual eggs were coming, but in reality I …
Read More »Pig kidney transplanted into man for first time ever at Massachusetts General Hospital
BOSTON – For the first time ever, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston transplanted a pig kidney into a living human patient. Mass General said Thursday the procedure was the first successful procedure of its kind in the world. The kidney recipient was identified as 62-year-old Rick Slayman of Weymouth. He is recovering well at Mass General and the …
Read More »U.K. cracks down on synthetic opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl causing overdoses in Europe
London —As authorities clamp down on fentanyl distribution and the amount of heroin produced in Afghanistan decreases under the Taliban, criminal enterprises have turned to a deadly alternative. Some health agencies in Europe are reporting a rise in deaths and overdoses from a type of synthetic opioid that can reportedly be hundreds of times stronger than heroin and up to …
Read More »Judge quotes Dr. Seuss in tossing out Blagojevich lawsuit: Will you please go now!
CHICAGO (CBS) —Three years after former Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban on him ever running for state or local office again, a federal judge issued a blistering ruling on Thursday, quoting Dr. Seuss in telling Blagojevich to “go away.” “Read generally Dr. Seuss, Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972) (‘The time …
Read More »How sweet it isnt: Cocoa prices hit record highs ahead of Easter holiday
Chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs will likely come at a higher cost for consumers this year as the price of cocoa climbs to record highs. Cocoa futures have surged this year, roughly doubling since the start of 2024. Rising temperatures and weather conditions have stressed and damaged crops in West Africa, which produces more than 70% of the global cocoa …
Read More »Squatters suspected of killing woman in NYC apartment, stuffing her body in duffel bag, police sources say
Editor’s note: Authorities took two suspects in the case into custody Friday, 3/22, in Pennsylvania. Below is our original report from Thursday, 3/21. NEW YORK — Police sources are revealing more details about a murder mystery in Manhattan. They say the Joint Fugitive Task Force is hunting for two suspects after Nadia Vitels, 52, was killed inside her mother’s New …
Read More »How one group is helping New York City students reverse pandemic learning loss
New York City — School begins on a high note at Mosaic Preparatory Academy, an elementary school in New York City, where students are greeted like superstars. It’s a stark contrast to four years ago, when the doors to New York City Public Schools were shutteredat the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students like 9-year-old Joy Contreras, then a first …
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