Man charged with murder in ambush of Houston area deputy
HOUSTON (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in uniform was shot and killed Friday night while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station, according to authorities.
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Sarah Palin gushes over Donald Trump in highly-anticipated interview
Neurologist, author Oliver Sacks dies at age 82
Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who studied the intricacies of the brain and wrote eloquently about them in books such as “Awakenings” and “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” died on Sunday at the age of 82, his personal assistant said. The British-born Sacks, who announced in February that he had terminal liver cancer, died at his home in New York City at 1:30 a.m. with his partner,
Ghana strike ends but election campaign to test IMF deal further
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana faced down the first major challenge to an IMF austerity programme on Monday when doctors suspended a three-week strike but a bigger test of President John Mahama’s commitment will come next year as he fights for reelection. The International Monetary Fund deal is designed to restore fiscal stability and kickstart growth in a country that recently lost its reputation as one of
Study: Tiny, wireless pacemaker could be surgery-free option
LONDON (AP) — A tiny, wireless pacemaker could offer some heart patients a surgery-free alternative to the traditional devices, a new study says. Some doctors, however, say there are lingering safety questions and warned patients not to rush to get the new technology.
Alnylam, Medicines cholesterol drug lasts months after one shot
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – A new drug in early development cuts cholesterol as much as two potent injections recently cleared for sale but lasts much longer, meaning it may need to be given only every three to six months, initial findings suggest. Results with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Medicines Co’s experimental product ALN-PCSsc highlight the competition for a market tipped to generate billions of dollars in sales. Unlike rival
Why Bernie Sanders Is Best on Women's Issues
Women’s issues are taking center stage in the lead-up to 2016. As they should: The conservative war on women’s health and reproductive rights has raged on for far too long. And in all measures of social and political inequality, we remain what number-crunchers coolly term “disproportionately affected.”Many people believe that electing a woman…
So Beloved, so brave
So Beloved produced a performance full of guts to come out on top in the Doom Bar Supreme Stakes at Goodwood.
Sumbal flops; Barnes scores
Sumbal’s bid to stake a possible claim for the Ladbrokes St Leger or even the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe failed to get off the ground as he finished well beaten as Siljan’s Saga landed the Grand Prix de Deauville.
Neil: We deserved nothing
Alex Neil says his Norwich side deserved nothing from their 3-0 defeat by Southampton on Sunday.