BALTIMORE (AP) — After weeks of round-the-clock medical care, Brendan Marrocco insisted on rolling his own wheelchair into a news conference using his new transplanted arms. Then he brushed his hair to one side.Such simple tasks would go unnoticed in most patients. But for Marrocco, who lost all four limbs while serving in Iraq, these little actions demonstrate how far he's come only six weeks after...
California's new prisons chief was once critic of system
Label: Business SACRAMENTO — Jeffrey Beard's expert testimony was cited 39 times in the federal court order that capped California's prison...
Jan
28
India Ink: Five Questions (Plus a Few More) for Selma Dabbagh
Label: WorldSelma Dabbagh is a British-Palestinian fiction writer based in London. Her first novel, “Out of It,” which is set in Palestine, was published in 2011. A lawyer and mother of two, she is also working on her second novel, about expatriates, which is coming out next year. She spoke to India Ink at the Jaipur Literature Festival, which she was attending for the first time.What are the occupational hazards...
Scott Brown’s Twitter Rant Will Not Stop Haunting Him
Label: TechnologyScott Brown got a little carried away responding to critics on Twitter over the weekend, which shouldn’t be a big deal, but apparently it is when you’re expected to run for a vacant Senate seat and now everyone is taking his “whatevers” so very, very seriously. RELATED: Paging Senator Warren: The Case for Her CampaignAfter watching his daughter perform on Friday evening, now former Senator Brown...
Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplant
Label: HealthOn Facebook, he describes himself as a "wounded warrior...very wounded."Brendan Marrocco was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War, and doctors revealed Monday that he's received a double-arm transplant.Those new arms "already move a little," he tweeted a month after the operation.Marrocco, a 26-year-old New Yorker, was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. He had the transplant...
Unarmed man killed by deputies was shot in the back, autopsy says
Label: Business A Culver City man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies after a pursuit in November was struck by bullets...
Jan
27
IHT Rendezvous: In Beijing, No Tears Over Clinton's Departure
Label: WorldBEIJING — It’s a badly kept secret in Beijing that quite a few Chinese officials, including very senior ones, never warmed to Hillary Rodham Clinton. How much of that is because she is an outspoken supporter of women’s rights is unclear, but it is almost certainly a factor: China is run by men (literally — there is not a single woman in the inner circle of power, the Standing Committee of the Politburo),...
Funniest Quotes We're Still Talking About from the SAG Awards
Label: Lifestyle Tina gives a shout-out to Girls' baby mama Amy, Jennifer Lawrence's super sweet 16 win and more LOL one-liners Credit: Michael Buckner/WireImage Updated: Monday Jan 28, 2013 | 12:20 AM EST Subscribe Now ...
CDC: Flu seems to level off except in the West
Label: HealthNew government figures show that flu cases seem to be leveling off nationwide. Flu activity is declining in most regions although still rising in the West.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitalizations and deaths spiked again last week, especially among the elderly. The CDC says quick treatment with antiviral medicines is important, in particular for the very...
Unarmed man killed by deputies was shot in the back, autopsy says
Label: Business A Culver City man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies after a pursuit in November was struck by bullets...
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