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Muere a los 75 años Shelley Duvall, actriz de "El resplandor" 07/11/2024 12:13pm • (CNN) --  Shelley Duvall, conocida por su papel en "El resplandor" ("The Shining" en inglés) y varias de las películas aclamadas de Robert Altman, falleció, publicó este jueves The Hollywood Reporter, citando a su pareja de toda la vida.Tenía 75 años.Duvall murió mientras dormía en su casa Here's what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar 07/11/2024 09:30am • Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami's unprecedented brutal summer last year wasn't that deadly, contrasting with the rest of the nation where federal records show heat fatalities nationally spiked to a 45-year high. One of the reasons is that Miami takes hea Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest hospital complicates treatment of kids with cancer 07/11/2024 03:39am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of its young patients battling cancer. Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the Ukrainian capital in f Editorial Roundup: United States 07/11/2024 12:26am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 27 The Washington Post on how the Pentagon can avoid stumbling As disinformation and misinformation become major tools of global conflict, democracies need to decide when and how they should influence populations abroad. Influence Extreme heat can trigger headaches and migraines, local doctor says 07/10/2024 10:11pm • The heat the D.C. region has been experiencing can lead to more headaches and migraines than normal, according to a local physician. “Heat can definitely cause people to have more headaches,” said Dr. Rachel Marquez, an adult and family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente in Virginia. Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons 07/10/2024 09:32pm • The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. The Federal P Kansas QB Jalon Daniels ready to play after missing most of '23 with back injury 07/10/2024 08:06pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels said he would be ready to play a game now. Coach Lance Leipold and the Jayhawks just need him to be ready for the season. Daniels missed most of last season because of a back injury, playing in only three games before the end of September. “I try Doctor says tampons are safe after research finds toxic metals in the menstrual product 07/10/2024 07:03pm • Researchers say tampons made by many brands contain toxic metals, including lead and arsenic. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of California Berkeley measured 16 metals in tampons, evaluating 14 unidentified brands from the U.S. and Europe. They found “measurable conc The plague rarely affects humans, though the US sees about 7 cases a year. Here's why 07/10/2024 06:25pm • Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it's easily treated with antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are seven human cases Former Browns QB great Bernie Kosar reveals health challenges 07/10/2024 02:21pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns star quarterback Bernie Kosar has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson’s disease, according to a story in Cleveland Magazine. The 60-year-old former player is on the list for a liver transplant, though University Hospitals hepatologist Former Boston and Chicago marathon winner Lawrence Cherono banned for doping and fake documents 07/10/2024 12:58pm • MONACO (AP) — Kenyan runner Lawrence Cherono, a former winner of the Boston and Chicago marathons, has been banned for seven years for doping and trying to use fake documents to explain his failed drug test. Cherono tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in 2022 and was suspended j Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows 07/10/2024 11:05am • Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the rate of prescriptions for contraceptives in states with the most restrictive abortion ban Chaos swirling since Biden's debate flub is causing cracks in a White House known for discipline 07/10/2024 06:29am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Internal drama. Leaks. Second-guessing. The pressure and chaos swirling since Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance is causing cracks in a White House that until now had been marked by discipline and loyalty. For three-plus years, the Biden administration has been mostly a r Ukraine mourns as rescuers search the rubble of a Kyiv children's hospital struck by a missile 07/09/2024 09:37pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescuers searched the rubble of Ukraine's biggest children’s hospital on Tuesday for more dead and wounded, a day after authorities say a Russian missile leveled a wing of the Kyiv facility during a massive daytime barrage that killed at least 42 people throughout the countr President Joe Biden saw neurologist at White House for Jan. 17 exam, press secretary says 07/09/2024 08:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden saw a neurologist at the White House on Jan. 17 for a neurological exam, the results of which were later reported as part of his annual physical more than a month later, the White House said on Tuesday. The confirmation came after the White House press secreta