On Saturday, 10 years to the day after Katrina’s devastating landfall in Louisiana, city dignitaries will gather at the burial site, known as the Hurricane Katrina Memorial. “Nobody has ever come searching for their loved one in the memorial, as far as I know,” said Dr. Frank Minyard, the longtime coroner of Orleans Parish, who helped to build the monument before retiring last year. The stories of those buried inside
A popular former student at an elite New Hampshire boarding school wept when a detective called him to say she wanted to interview him about allegations he raped a younger teenager and denied the charges, the detective testified on Tuesday. Owen Labrie, now 19, initially reacted to inquiries about the alleged May 2014 attack by emphasizing his accomplishments at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, said Concord Police Detective
The White House on Monday acknowledged that Vice President Joe Biden is still weighing a possible run for the top job, amid controversy surrounding Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Biden, President Obama’s deputy for nearly seven years, has previously said he would make a decision on entering the 2016 race by the end of the summer. “I would assume that that means he’s got a another month or so to think
The same adversities you faced in your childhood home that led you to believe LIES about yourself also allowed you to develop skills and abilities that others don’t have. These skills — or gifts — are inside each of you and are found by replacing the LIES you learned with the TRUTHS. And while the process of uncovering these gifts may differ…
Based in the Scottish city of Perth, Reminova say their patented technology can painlessly repair teeth by ‘supercharging’ the remineralization of tooth enamel. Demineralization, which makes tooth enamel weaker and more porous, occurs when dental plaque bacteria ferment sugars in the mouth that in turn produce acid that pull out the minerals in the tooth. If not caught early enough it results in dental caries – also known as a
Fish oil supplements, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids, do not protect against mental decline despite common belief, said a study Tuesday spanning 4,000 older people. The five-year clinical trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is “one of the largest and longest of its kind,” according to a statement from the US National Institutes of Health, which funded the research. “Contrary to popular belief, we
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – U.S. veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq who were discharged due to misconduct are more likely to be homeless than other returning vets, according to a new study. “Collectively, these results represent the strongest risk factor for homelessness among U.S. veterans observed to date, and may help to explain the higher risk of homelessness observed among veterans, despite access to VA benefits and services,”
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — For one family in Sweden, a pioneering procedure has led to a baby being born from the same womb that nurtured his mother, uniting three generations.
The Prix Vermeille at Longchamp and the Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster are the two races under consideration for Miss Marjurie next month following a fine effort in the Yorkshire Oaks.