Susie Wiles, the first woman to lead the White House staff, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is 68 and says the tumor was caught early. Wiles will keep her job and does not plan to take a break. The disease is common; about one in eight women in the U. S. will encounter it. Wiles to
Studies show that the rate of Kawasaki disease is rising in Southeast Asian countries, and scientists are trying to understand why. One reason may be a link with the COVID‑19 pandemic, which has drawn more attention to the illness. Researchers wanted to see how many papers and citations about Kawasa
Southeastern Louisiana University is hosting a free talk on March 19 at 4 p. m. The event is part of the spring Industry Connect Distinguished Lecture series. The speaker is Matthew McNulty, the university’s Chief Information Security Officer. He also teaches part‑time in the Computer Science Dep
Senator Bill Cassidy, once known as a strong supporter of vaccines, now faces a tough test in Louisiana. He voted for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , who is skeptical about many vaccines, to head the Department of Health. That decision has put him in a tight spot with voters who trust him to protect p
South Korean company STAR’s Tech has invented a product called Starcrush that uses crushed starfish skeletons to help keep roads safer and less damaging. The tiny holes in the skeleton let it control how salt releases into water, cutting concrete damage by up to 90 percent and improving snow melt by
Sister Marguerite O’Beirne, eighty years old and far from a sports expert, has become the unofficial guardian of Neumann University athletes’ academic futures. Though she can’t name a basketball rebound or explain a baseball play, she shows up at every home game in her red blazer and rosary, ready t
Saudi Aramco recently told its buyers that it did not know which port would handle April shipments. The message showed a new fact: Iran, not the United States, can decide when the global oil market opens again. A buyer in Saudi Arabia laughed that he would call Iran to find out when the war ends
Steve “Woz” Wozniak, the well‑known co‑founder of Apple, once joined a venture called Efforce that promised to change how people invest in energy‑saving projects. The idea was simple: register a project, sell tokens to the public, and give holders energy credits that would pay off as efficiency impr
Sixth‑grade students from a Philadelphia magnet school stepped into the historic Supreme Court courtroom for a one‑day mock trial about the famous 1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. They had spent their lunch breaks researching evidence, drafting arguments, and rehearsing speeches
Sepp Straka, who has won four PGA Tour events, recently shared how a simple change in his diet is helping him stay sharp on the golf course. During a press meeting at The Players Championship, he said he now eats more while playing and that this keeps his energy levels up. The round can feel like
