Sir Alex Ferguson proved himself to be a sound judge of talent throughout his iconic reign as Manchester United manager, but even the legendary Scot will probably admit that he got a little overexcited in his appraisal of Phil Jones in April 2013. Having seen the England international help United wrap up a 13th Premier League title with plenty left in the tank, the feel-good factor sweeping through Old Trafford clearly clouded the judgement of those at the centre of champagne-fuelled celebrations....

Wildfire is an electronic assistant, a speech-recognition system that is one of an increasing number of systems designed to help victims of the Information Age deal with information overload. From the ubiquitous telephone to the gobs of data floating around on the Internet to taxes and electronic mail–to say nothing of the much-touted 500 channels we can soon expect to spring from our television sets–information washes over us constantly. There’s far more of it than we can possibly cope with....

Shirlene Ostrov’s resignation took effect on Sunday. The party’s vice chairman for communications, Edwin Boyette, had sent the offending tweets on January 23 and resigned the following day. Ostrov said she was resigning “to allow the party to recover from the controversy and focus on finding excellent candidates and fighting for policies that improve the quality of life for Hawaii’s hardworking families.” “I believe the policies of the last four years will stand the test of time,” Ostrov said in a statement....

Atlanta can clinch the first-round series at home Thursday. Scott scored all 17 of his points during a 12-minute stretch when Atlanta went 13 of 16 from the field and outscored Indiana 41-19 to take a 61-40 halftime lead. The Hawks and the 1970 Milwaukee Bucks are the only road teams in the shot-clock era to score at least 40 points and allow fewer than 20 in any quarter of a playoff game....

Texas A&M first-year quarterback Haynes King has been ruled out for several weeks after suffering what coach Jimbo Fisher described as a crack in his right leg. The A&M coach said he has since had an operation to repair the injury. “He’s got a crack in his lower leg that they fixed and operated on. It went clean as a whistle, really good. It was as good as it could humanly be as far as the prognosis of things,” Fisher told reporters Monday (via Yahoo!...

Eden Hazard gets boosted to a whopping 98 rating in the special squad, which is available in packs for a week from this Friday. Mourinho: Ajax should not be in the Europa League Top scorers Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane are both included, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s striking prowess for Manchester United sees him receive a 97-rated card. Other highly-rated Premier League players in the panel are Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris....

The Blues have had a mixed start to life under the former Italy boss, winning four, drawing one and losing two of his first seven Premier League fixtures, leaving the club five points from top spot. And, though some bookmakers had Conte as the favorite to be the next top-flight manager to be sacked, Hazard believes he will lead the club to success. “He is good. We started well with three wins, then we suffered two defeats after the international break and then we won again,” Hazard said....

Morata opened the scoring in Leicester with a header from a Cesar Azpilicueta cross, before N’Golo Kante doubled the advantage with a long-range strike. Chelsea 16/1 to win CL Jamie Vardy added a penalty but it wasn’t enough to deny Chelsea three vital points at the King Power Stadium. Chelsea’s win also saw Hazard return for his first appearance since the FA Cup final in May, after he broke his ankle while away on international duty....

The Chelsea forward scored one and set up another in the 4-0 thrashing of Hungary in the last 16 as Marc Wilmots’ side produced their finest display of the tournament so far. Hazard has been struggling with a thigh injury, but revealed he was able to train on Thursday and “didn’t feel too much pain” just 24 hours before the meeting with Wales. And the former Lille star, making his return to the city where he enjoyed his professional debut, is eager to hit his stride and put a disappointing club season firmly behind him....

The company will launch with an exciting slate of original content, both with completely original content and a few existing franchises are beloved by fans. “Our number one goal is having extraordinary content for everyone in the family, and the HBO Max programming mix we are so excited to unveil on May 27th will bear that out,” Chairman of Warner Media Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer Robert Greenblatt said in a press release....

The Falcons say the Panthers didn’t handle their first loss of the season very well; Bills coach Rex Ryan isn’t a fan of playing spoiler to the Jets’ postseason hopes, but one of his players says next Sunday’s game against the Jets is Buffalo’s Super Bowl; Eagles coach Chip Kelly still believes in his questionable roster moves last offseason; the Patriots stand by their intriguing overtime decision; the Seahawks have some interesting opinions on a pair of Rams Pro Bowlers; and Brandon Weeden is really happy to no longer be with the Cowboys....

This marks the second attack on church property within three days that the diocese has experienced and called an “act of hatred” after a crucifix of Jesus was found vandalized and toppled over alongside a burned American flag at St. Athanasius Roman Catholic Church in the Bensonhurst neighborhood on Friday. “We are definitely concerned that there is a pattern of hate crimes against Catholics. There was a hate crime at a Bensonhurst parish on Friday morning and now, just a few days later, this act of hatred has been discovered at the Diocesan offices,” said Monsignor Anthony M....

Addressing criticism that Cho had slipped through the cracks of the state’s mental health facilities, Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine signed a law on April 9 that clamping down on patients’ ability to buy guns, broadening the standards used to commit individuals against their will, requiring schools to alert parents about dangerous behavior, and boosting the monitoring of patients after their release from state care. A special justice had determined that Cho posed a danger to himself and others in a December 2005 hearing, but no one from the New River Valley Community Services Board (CSB)–the agency tasked with drawing up his post-release treatment plan–was present at the hearing....

During the 14 years since a Harvard doctor first suggested a link between Prozac and suicide, the popularity of antidepressants has exploded. Thirty million Americans (including 10 million kids) take the drugs. Until now the FDA has been relatively silent on their possible dangers, although regulatory agencies in other countries have required warnings for years. But after trials indicated that depressed kids on the drugs were more likely to become suicidal–and that the drugs might not help kids at all–the FDA started hearings....

Scientists don’t know if the blood’s viability decreases over time. But in some cases banking it may be prudent. Anyone with a family history of blood disease or mixed-ethnicity parents might consider it, since it’ll be harder to find genetic matches at public bone-marrow banks.

Under the ACA, individual market insurers are no longer allowed to use medical underwriting, so people cannot be rejected due to their pre-existing conditions. As a result, the need for high-risk pools is much less pressing than it once was. There are several states, however, where high-risk pools still provide important supplemental coverage for some Medicare beneficiaries. Pre-Existing Conditions: A Look Back Most Americans get their health insurance through their employer or a government program such as Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP....

One of the most common causes of chronic back pain is degenerative disc disease. In this condition, the cartilaginous disc that serves as a cushioned shock absorber between the vertebrae in your back becomes arthritic and slips out of place. For those with this advanced disease, the pain not only feels like a knife in the back, but it often travels down along the nerves into one, or less commonly, both of the legs....

It’s been a difficult few years for those working in health sector, with the pandemic stretching many to breaking point with some staff left burned out, disillusioned or considering alternative employment. In April, the results of a survey conducted by health care information solutions company Elsevier Health highlighted that 47 percent of U.S. health care workers were planning to leave their roles by 2025. However, one health care worker might be planning to hasten their departure after taking to Reddit to detail how they were allegedly accused of “not being a team player” after refusing to cancel a vacation to help cover a staff shortage....

The bill evolved from an earlier one that would have required states to enforce guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC standards, developed last summer, call on infected health workers to avoid “exposure prone” procedures, such as surgery. The new measure doesn’t impose any single model of infection control; it simply requires the states to adopt their own plans within the next year. To most experts, the crucial question is whether health workers are observing the routine precautions that can keep the virus from spreading....

You can still enjoy the holiday season without giving up on your wellness habits. For starters, there are some simple ways to give timeless holiday meals a nutritious boost. Consider incorporating these seven foods into your holiday meal. Pure Maple Syrup from Canada If you’re craving sugar over the holidays, using 100% pure maple syrup from Canada will give your dishes sweet flavor along with some other unique benefits. Most sweeteners don’t have much nutrition, but pure maple syrup offers several key nutrients....