By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In the largest observational study to date on “SuperAgers” — people in their 80s who have brains as sharp as those 30 years younger — researchers in Spain found key differences in lifestyle that may contribute to these older adults’ razor-sharp minds. SuperAgers in the study had more gray
Continue ReadingCNN, WFTV, KPRC, WWNY, KWCH-DT Sabrina Clay, CNN (CNN) — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is facing a civil rights investigation into how Black women giving birth are treated in its hospital. “Maternal health is a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration and one in which the HHS Office for Civil Rights is working on
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Fran Drescher, the president of the SAG-AFTRA union, responded to criticism on Thursday for traveling to Italy to attend Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda festivities this past weekend as her 160,000-member actors’ union faced a deadline to go on strike. At a press conference that day – during which
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s determined that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in thousands of products like diet sodas and sugar-free gum, should be categorized as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” But as alarming as the designation
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s determined that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in thousands of products like diet sodas and sugar-free gum, should be categorized as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” But as alarming as the designation might
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Pedro Sánchez, actual presidente del Gobierno de España, concurre a las próximas elecciones generales del 23 de julio como candidato del centroizquierdista Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) con el ánimo de revalidar su condición de jefe de Gobierno. De lograrlo, sería la tercera vez que lleva las riendas del Ejecutivo
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Firefighters built a line Thursday around a small new wildfire spotted on the south side of Kelsey Butte, about six miles south of Bend, and later knocked down another small blaze off Skyliners Road west of town.
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — More than a half-dozen people were rescued as torrential rain deluged central Mississippi and sent water over roads and into homes and businesses. Louisville Mayor Will Hill declared a state of emergency Thursday and in a Facebook post urged people not to drive during the storm, saying the situation was not
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man charged with killing a hand surgeon at a clinic is being held on $1.2 million bail, and those who knew the doctor are remembering him as a skilled medical professional who cared for his patients. The Commercial Appeal reported that Larry Pickens told
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing almost $165,000 in a series of casino heists. Jurors began to deliberate Thursday and will reconvene Friday morning. Josiah Rogers testified Thursday that his brother Caleb Rogers planned
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as an effort by prosecutors to discredit a progressive presidential candidate prompted his conservative opponent to suspend her campaign, citing a playing field that was no longer even. The government’s actions against candidate Bernardo Arévalo — first suspending
Continue ReadingMUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A former undersheriff in southeast Oklahoma has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for repeatedly striking a handcuffed arrestee in 2017. Federal prosecutors say 45-year-old Kendall Morgan also was sentenced Thursday to 36 months of supervised release following his prison term. Morgan pleaded guilty in November 2022 to a
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott – whose presidential campaign announced this week that it has more than $21 million in cash reserves – is getting fresh attention from deep-pocketed donors looking for alternatives to the front-runners in the GOP primary, people familiar with the outreach say.
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. Sriracha is hard to come by these days — at least for one popular brand. The shortage of Huy Fong Foods’ Sriracha, the beloved red hot sauce packaged in those green-capped bottles, isn’t new — with the company pointing to a
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Authorities in Ottawa say at least one tornado has hit a suburb of Canada’s capital, damaging more than 100 homes. Officials say the storm hit Thursday in Half Moon Bay, a neighborhood at the southern end of the Barrhaven suburb. They say 125 homes sustained dagage, mostly involving roofs being ripped
Continue ReadingBy Connor Hills Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Two people are dead, and one more is seriously injured near the Lake of Ozarks in Missouri after a plane crash Thursday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP Troop F reports that just after 12:30 p.m., Osage Beach
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The Deschutes National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville BLM announced Thursday they are implementing public fire use restrictions starting on Saturday due to forecast high temperatures and decreased vegetation moisture levels, in order to reduce the occurrence of human-caused wildfires.
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration believes that a Chinese hacking operation which breached US government email systems, including the State Department, gave the Chinese government insights about US thinking heading into Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing in June, according to two US officials. The hack – which Microsoft
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith told a federal judge Thursday that there was no reason to postpone scheduling a trial date in the classified documents case against Donald Trump, in a court filing that aggressively rejected the reasons the former president and his co-defendant gave for why the trial should be
Continue ReadingCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald New York (CNN) — Despite promising signs that inflation is abating, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said the fight against price increases isn’t over. “There is no doubt that the good news on inflation is good news indeed,” Daly said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday. But
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