It took the Pentagon three and a half days to inform the White House that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had been hospitalized on New Year’s Day following complications from an elective procedure, two U.S. officials said Saturday. The extraordinary breach of protocol — Mr. Austin is in charge of the country’s 1.4 million...
In December, Apple was briefly banned from selling its two most recent watch models—Series 9 and Ultra 2—in the US, due to an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo, a medical device maker. The dispute reflects the rivalry in the smartwatch market, dominated by Apple at present. That position is at stake as competition intensifies. The...
When it comes to the best in fashion, design, and style, an unsung underrecognized African American Couturier who created stunning couture masterpieces from the Roaring 20s, through the great depression era, the War years, and far into the early “Me decade,” the 1970s was tops in the fsshion industry. If you think we are speaking...
The United States is in the middle of a wintertime COVID wave, driven by holiday gatherings, people spending more time inside, waning immunity from low uptake of the new COVID vaccine and a new highly infectious COVID variant, JN.1. A viral social media post based on data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and...
OCALA, Fla. — A missing 16-year-old Ohio girl was found in Central Florida when her video game account was activated in the home of a 31-year-old man, authorities said. >> Read more trending news According to Marion County Sheriff’s Office online booking records, Thomas Ebersole, of Dunnellon, was arrested on Jan. 3 and charged with...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s political world is collapsing. Top allies have either publicly or privately called on him to step aside. Major donations have fallen off a cliff. Grassroots fundraising is not keeping up with the demands of a campaign that needs to aggressively scale up three months before the presidential election. Members of his...
A correlation was found between the social distancing index, a measure of overall social distancing behaviors observed, and higher rates of neonatal and early neonatal mortality, as well as preterm birth, when assessed with a lag period. Results were published today in JAMA Network Open. When a lag period was added, higher SDI was associated...
MILWAUKEE – Skateparks. West Allis, Wauwatosa and Oak Creek have them. There are two DIY parks in Milwaukee and Shorewood. Now, the City of Milwaukee is in the early stages of building its own skatepark – and officials could enlist the help of one of the most famous skateboarders. Tuckeed in the corner of Estabrook...
In its day, the company Voice Computer Technologies generated a lot of attention for its state-of-the-art voice response system. Despite the word “voice” in its name, the system used prerecorded audio and “heard” by requesting that an individual calling into the system press 1 for yes and 2 for no, or by entering a series...
Has the warm weather left you ready to tackle some long overdue landscaping projects? If you’re nodding “yes,” you’re not alone. According to a new report released by Houzz, more than three-quarters of homeowners are currently planning on making landscaping improvements to their spaces. The website recently surveyed 1,106 U.S. homeowners between May 25 and...