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Poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic is charged with poisoning his wife

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress.Authorities say Connor Bowman, 30, tried to stop the autopsy on his wife, Betty Bowman — arguing she should be cremated immediately and claiming she had a rare illness, which hospital tests did not confirm. The medical examiner’s office halted the order for cremation, citing suspicious circumstances, according to a criminal complaint, and an autopsy showed Betty Bowman died from toxic effects of colchicine, a medicine used to treat gout. Medical records indicate she was not diagnosed with gout and had not been prescribed the medicine, the complaint states, adding that Connor Bowman had been researching the drug prior to his wife’s death. Six days before she was hospitalized, he had also converted his wife’s weight to kilograms and...

Hit-and-run crash along Lake Shore Drive leaves woman hospitalized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

CHICAGO — A woman was hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash along Lake Shore Drive, police say. According to Chicago police, the crash happened just before 5:30 p.m. in the 500 block of South Lake Shore Drive in Grant Park on Tuesday afternoon.The woman was hit by a car that was traveling northbound and police say the vehicle did not remain on scene following the crash. Group rams car into River North retail store, steals thousands of dollars worth of items Police say the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition and the CPD Major Accidents team is conducting an investigation. Anyone with information on the crash can file a tip for police at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Burnout, harassment driving mental health crisis in health care workers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

(The Hill) -- Health care workers are facing a serious mental health crisis.A new report released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found they are reporting harassment, burnout and symptoms of poor mental health at levels higher than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The number of days U.S. health care workers reported that their mental health was not good in the past 30 days increased more than other workers between 2018 and 2022, the report found.  Health workers historically work long hours, often with unpredictable or rotating schedules. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, health care worker burnout was at a "crisis level." The pandemic exacerbated the problems. Flesh-eating parasite is causing skin infections in US, CDC says "The COVID-19 pandemic only intensified many health workers long-standing challenges and contributed to new and worsening concerns including compassion fatigue, depression, anxiety, substance use disorders ...

US lawmakers and officials discuss next steps for Israel-Gaza conflict

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- As Israel continues its attack on targets within Gaza, and Hamas holds onto roughly 200 hostages, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging both sides to consider innocent lives in danger."That's why it's imperative that we work to protect all civilians in this conflict, to prevent more deaths, atop the many that have already occurred," Blinken said.The Pentagon says the priority is preventing the conflict from spreading."We do not want to see the situation in Israel widen into a broader regional conflict," Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said. "Our message to any country or group thinking about trying to take advantage of this situation to widen the conflict is don't."On Capitol Hill, both Senate leaders say lawmakers can't allow delays in the House to block aid to Israel."We have a responsibility to not look away from the brutality and inhumanity that terrorists have inflicted on innocent Israeli men, women, and children," Sen. Mit...

Chicago introduces Halloweek events through Halloween

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

CHICAGO — Halloween is just around the corner but on Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Halloweek.The city is planning events throughout the city through Halloween. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines Ten events are being held in different neighborhoods.They include community art projects, skateboarding workshops, food trucks offering free meals and the chance to meet with Chicago police, fire and park district personnel. The city is also planning to host 16 youth events called Kickbacks across the city. It will focus on engaging teenagers and their families.

Texas counties ban traveling to obtain abortion care

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- After Texas outlawed nearly all abortions after the end of Roe v. Wade, some conservative local governments want to go further -- banning their residents from traveling to obtain an abortion anywhere.On Monday, Lubbock County passed an ordinance that prohibits assisting a county resident to obtain an abortion "regardless of the location of the abortion." It also prohibits driving through the unincorporated areas of Lubbock County on the way to receive an abortion.The measure significantly expands the scope of Texas' statewide abortion ban -- expanding the prohibition to Texas residents, not just Texas borders.Mark Lee Dickson, a pastor and influential anti-abortion advocate, says the law is aimed at what he calls "abortion trafficking." "Even though abortion is outlawed in the state of Texas, we still have... abortion states," Dickson said. "Just like we saw in years past during the times of slavery, there were free states and there were slave states. We're seein...

Daemon Hunt gets first promotion from Wild’s Blue Line Academy in Iowa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

In the Wild’s Blue Line Academy in Des Moines, Daemon Hunt is considered something of an upperclassman.“Hunt’s been there for a couple of years, so we felt, obviously, that he’s the next guy to come up and play,” Minnesota head coach Dean Evason said.Hunt, the first of what the Wild believe is a talented young group of defensemen to be called up from Iowa, is all of 21 years old, but he has 69 AHL games under his belt in parts of three seasons with the Wild’s top affiliate.It wasn’t unexpected.“I have high expectations for myself and I did believe I could be the next guy to get up here,” Hunt said Tuesday before the Wild’s 8 p.m. puck drop against the Edmonton Oilers at Xcel Energy Center.Hunt was having a strong camp before suffering a concussion, on a hit from Colorado minor leaguer Tanner Kero, in the team’s first preseason game but said he has recovered fully and back on his A game.It didn’t appear he would be making his NHL debut on Tuesday. He was called up as insurance ...

Judge sentences Fridley man to 40-year prison term in brutal slaying of girlfriend in St. Paul apartment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

A Fridley man with a history of civil commitments for mental illness and chemical dependency received a 40-year prison sentence Tuesday for beating and stabbing his girlfriend to death inside her St. Paul apartment in 2020 in front of his 2-year-old nephew.Terrion Sherman’s sentence, handed down by Ramsey County District Judge Kellie Charles, was an upward departure from sentencing guidelines and the statutory maximum for a second-degree intentional murder conviction.Terrion Lamar Sherman (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)Sherman, 27, had waived a jury trial, and the judge in August found him guilty of brutally murdering 21-year-old Abigail Simpson, a graduate of West Bend High School in Wisconsin who was attending college classes full time in St. Paul with a plan of becoming an attorney.Sherman faced a presumptive sentence of just over 27 years in prison under state guidelines. Charles, however, ruled that “identifiable, substantial and compelling reasons”...

See the Denver Nuggets’ 2023 NBA championship rings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

The Nuggets unveiled the rings to commemorate their 2023 NBA championship on Tuesday prior to their season-opening game against the Lakers at Ball Arena.Made in collaboration with jewelry makers Jason of Beverly Hills, the rings feature more than 16 carats of diamonds, rubies and sapphires — each gemstone representing the team’s colors and the 16 carets signifying Denver’s 16 wins en route to the title.“I really wanted to make the ring for the Nuggets — challenging my team to come up with features we knew others just wouldn’t think of that would help set our design apart,” Jason of Beverly Hills CEO Jason Arasheben said in a news release. “We got player feedback during summer league and were able to include two new design elements that make this ring stand out from anything ever seen before in championship jewelry.”Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Opening night notes: Nuggets ring ceremony scenes from Ball Arena, a new...

Opening night notes: Nuggets ring ceremony scenes from Ball Arena, a new Denver jersey sponsor and Lakers’ offseason beef

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:45 GMT

There were seemingly no tears, or if there were, they were sufficiently disguised. The Nuggets kept things brief during their ring and banner ceremony Tuesday night at Ball Arena before opening the season against the Lakers.Jamal Murray did the Blue Arrow as he walked out to receive his ring. The crowd completely drowned out Altitude broadcaster Vic Lombardi as he introduced Nikola Jokic (last but not least in the ring reception order, of course). Murray jokingly pretended to throw his ring to somebody in the stands as the ceremony ended. And Aaron Gordon and Michael Malone gave punctual speeches before a banner sporting the Larry O’Brien trophy was raised into the rafters.“You guys have been the best fans in the NBA for eight years. We appreciate that,” Malone said. “Last year was amazing. We’ve got one ring. Who wants another?”Fans gave commissioner Adam Silver the draft treatment, booing him. They were taken by Gordon’s charisma as A.G. s...