COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A nationwide push allowing schools to buy portable barricade devices they can set up if an active shooter enters their building has school security and fire experts questioning whether they’re really safe. Those opposed to the devices say they’re complicated to install under stress and could lead to dangerous unintended consequences … Continue reading
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Black eyes, orange beaks, white wings and yellow down — these are the features of the ever-shifting, ever-cheeping landscape inside a wooden brooder box at Liberty University Campus Farm. The farm has 160 new chicks that arrived by mail from Ohio earlier this month. The Cornish Rock Cross chicks were shipped … Continue reading
LONDON (AP) — Many people have student antics they’d rather forget. On Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s university days at Oxford were in the news thanks to a new book by a former Conservative Party treasurer. Michael Ashcroft, who donated millions to the party before falling out with Cameron, has co-written “Call Me Dave,” … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help certain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke — and they might get some protection against colon cancer at the same time. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued draft guidelines Monday recommending aspirin only … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The luxury brand Coach celebrated 75 years in business Tuesday, not just with bags and shoes, but with bright cowgirl leather and prairie flower frocks for women. Yes, actual clothing to go along with all those drool-worthy accessories you, your mom and your daughter may have at home, or wish you … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people’s weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but when. Obesity in midlife has long been suspected of increasing the risk of Alzheimer’s. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health took a closer … Continue reading
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