Former President Jimmy Carter has now been in hospice care for one year. The 39th president, who turned 99 in October, entered hospice care on Feb. 18, 2023. The Carter Center said America’s longest-living president would spend his “remaining time” at his Georgia home in hospice care instead of continuing cancer treatments. “After a series of short … Read more
QUESTION: I recently moved into a brand-new condominium that has a factory-built fireplace. Every time I use the fireplace, smoke fills the room rather than flowing up the chimney. Once the fire gets going, the chimney draws properly and pulls up the smoke. I don’t understand why there’s a problem. Can you help? ANSWER: The … Read more
Calgary Dinos goalie Carl Tetachuk battles Mount Royal Cougars forwrad Connor Bouchard during the Crowchild Classic at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary Jan. 24, 2024. The Cougars won 3-2 in a shootout. Photo by Darren Makowichuk /Postmedia The Crowchild Classic is returning with a spot in the Canada West men’s hockey championship series on the … Read more
Russell Crowe recalled breaking both of his legs while filming a scene for his 2010 movie “Robin Hood.” During a recent interview with People magazine, the 59-year-old actor revealed that he was unaware he had fractured his legs until a decade after what he initially thought was a “small mishap” on the set of the action film. … Read more
USC guard Isaiah Collier shoots over Colorado forward Cody Williams during the first half of the Trojans’ 92-89 loss in double overtime Saturday at Galen Center. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) USC blew a 13-point second-half lead on the road. Things got even worse at home. The Trojans squandered a 16-point lead in less than … Read more
Jalen Brunson has helped usher in a new era with the Knicks, the point guard that was promised. Not since Mark Jackson, way back in 1989, had the Knicks sent a point guard to the All-Star Game. One curse down, but another lives: Brunson is an All-Star but could not snap a franchise-long 3-Point Contest … Read more
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) The 2016 presidential contest descended upon Iowa on Saturday in a marathon bout of political speed-dating that did little to clarify the vast choices likely to face Republican voters over the next year. In 20-minute bursts of … Read more
Jack Hughes is mentioned so many times when the discussion turns to the New Jersey Devils that many forget about the other No. 1 overall pick on the team and their captain — Nico Hischier. Hischier had two goals and an assist, including the second-fastest tally to start an outdoor game, and Devils never looked … Read more
Experts believe Trump would help ignite further tension in Europe if he became president (Picture: Getty Images/Metro.co.uk) Donald Trump’s comments encouraging Russia to ‘do whatever they want’ to Nato allies who do not meet defence spending commitments was met with widespread condemnation. US president Joe Biden hit out and called his predecessor’s remarks ‘dumb’, ‘shameful’, … Read more
I returned to L.A. hoping to maintain this first-date fortune I discovered overseas. (Maria Corte / For The Times) If summer 2019 has proved anything to me, it’s that L.A.’s single men are plagued with a terminal defect. To co-opt a turn-of-the-millennium term: tool-ness. This phenomenon is well-documented, a smug confirmation of a broader East … Read more