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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres had a home run overturned due to fan interference, and manager Mike Shildt was ejected for coming out of the dugout to talk to the umpires in the second inning of Monday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants.The call turned out to be critical because the Padres lost 4-3.Bogaerts hit a flyball to left field that appeared to bounce out of Heliot Ramos’ glove and over the fence as two fans, including one in a Giants shirt, reached for it. The ball might have clipped one of the…
Richard Schlueter, 56, was planting cucumbers and squash in his community garden plot in Greensboro, Georgia, in May when he tore open a bag of soil and heard a pop. His collarbone had snapped.In early June, a scan revealed that the cancer that started in his tonsils was racing through his bones. That day, he called a medical team at the National Institutes of Health that had created an experimental cell therapy, custom-made to attack his cancer as part of a clinical trial. He needed it. Now.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from…
A woman has sued a Florida dairy farm state officials linked to an outbreak of infections from consuming raw milk, claiming she lost her unborn child while she was caring for her toddler who got sick from the milk.Rachel Maddox claimed that she didn’t know about the risks involved with raw milk and that her child became seriously sick after having consumed the product, according to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Seminole County.Now she’s suing Keely Farms Dairy, a farm in New Smyrna Beach, which the state Health Department said this month was linked to at least 21 cases of…
Shopping for a new TV can be daunting, especially if you’re looking for an affordable display that doesn’t cut corners. Plenty of TVs cost under $500, but very few are truly worthwhile. To help you find the right balance between value and performance, I’ve put together a carefully vetted list of the four best TVs under $500. My picks range from 43 to 65 inches, so all spaces are accounted for.I’ve focused on selecting models that deliver the best performance available at each size while still meeting the price requirement. For instance, people who want a solid 65-inch TV for…
A measles outbreak in Texas that infected more than 700 people has officially been declared over, state health officials announced on Monday.The outbreak was the largest in the state in more than 30 years and led to the deaths of two unvaccinated school-aged children.Health officials declared the outbreak over after more than 42 days without a new case, a cut-off based on the time between when a person is exposed to when they get sick.MORE: Measles cases in US over 4.5 times higher than all of last yearIn late January, a cluster of cases was reported in western Texas near…
Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology,” but which opponents decry as a “MAGA loyalty test.”Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s public schools superintendent, said Monday that any teacher coming from the two blue states will be required to pass an assessment exam administered by PragerU, an Oklahoma-based conservative nonprofit, before getting a state certification.“As long as I am superintendent, Oklahoma classrooms will be safeguarded from the radical leftist ideology fostered in places like California and New…
The outbreak at the epicenter of measles cases reaching a multi-decade high in the U.S. has officially ended, according to Texas health authorities.The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) declared the outbreak centered in West Texas over as of Monday, Aug. 18, saying that it had been more than 42 days, or two incubation periods, since a new case was reported in the counties that previously showed ongoing transmission.As of Aug. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a total of 1,356 confirmed measles cases across 40 states since the beginning of the year, resulting…
A Texas woman became a first-time mom to not just one but five babies at once when she gave birth to quintuplets two months ago.”It’s surreal, scary at the same time, because it’s zero to five, immediate. It’s an instant family, but it’s beautiful,” Theresa Troia of El Paso told ABC News.Theresa Troia – PHOTO: Theresa Troia with three of her five quintuplets, Kyla, Isabella and Jaxon.Courtesy Theresa Troia – PHOTO: Theresa Troia, 36, of El Paso, Texas, is a new mom of quintuplets, who were delivered on June 3, 2025.What makes Troia’s story even more interesting is that the…
New COVID-19 cases continue to crop up nationwide as new variant XFG makes gains both domestically and abroad.Some regions of the United States are experiencing higher rates of positive COVID tests than others, though reporting has slowed down enough nationwide that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has begun allowing more time to pass between certain types of updates, such as those on variant prevalence.However, amid the confusion of new strains, changing vaccine guidelines and cuts to vaccine development funding, the CDC continues to track cases, hospitalizations and deaths on a weekly basis.Here’s what to know about the latest data.How many COVID…
In this “Dear David” installment, CBS News contributor David Begnaud highlights childhood cancer survivors Ellie Koerner and Dawson Nailor reuniting in medical school and an Arkansas hairstylist who spotted skin cancer on a client during a routine appointment.Childhood cancer survivors reunite 17 years later in medical schoolTwo first-year medical students at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine discovered an extraordinary connection during orientation: they had once battled the same cancer together as 4-year-olds.Ellie Koerner and Dawson Nailor were both diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2007 and were treated at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The two had not seen each…