(Reuters) - CSX Corp (CSX.O), the third-largest U.S. railroad, on Friday named Jim Foote as chief executive officer, succeeding Hunter Harrison, who died last week only months into the railroad’s ambitious turnaround plan. Foote, who joined CSX in October as chief operating officer, had been named acting CEO...
Medical authorities in Georgia have suspended the license of a doctor who posted videos of herself dancing with a scalpel over anesthetized patients during plastic surgeries. The board suspended the license of dancing doctor Dr. Windell Davis-Boutte’s cosmetic surgery practicea fter several cases surfaced by patients who had suffered traumatic...
Syrian Refugee Boy’s Dreams Come True When He’s Gifted Free Gym Membership for Life. Muhammad Hussein, a young Syrian refugee and shoe shiner, was photographed standing outside of the Olimpiyat Spor gym holding his shoeshine stand and staring into the workout facility. The fitness center shared the photo of the...
A new scenario based on computer simulations accounts for all of the observed characteristics of the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system. Since its discovery in 2017, an air of mystery has surrounded the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system, an elongated, cigar-shaped body...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) said on Thursday its Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will step down in January, ending a 17-year-run in which he played a central role in building a promising startup called Google into a global technology powerhouse. He will continue to serve on...
Rick Freund was driving home from watching car races one late summer night in 1971 when he spotted a section of sky brightly illuminated by what had to be fire. Driving towards the light, the 24-year-old discovered a Fresno home engulfed in flames, three little girls in nightgowns standing...
Sarah Hyland‘s health battle became so bleak that she thought about ending her life. Following a series of surgeries, the 28-year-old “Modern Family” star debated suicide because she didn’t know if she’d ever feel well. “At the time I was 26, but after 26, 27 years of just always being sick...
Lena Dunham wants fans to know there’s a reason why she sometimes has to rely on a cane: The “Girls” star says she’s living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare condition that can cause joint pain and other problems. The Golden Globe-winning actress made her revelation alongside a paparazzi photo which...
The Shigir Idol was discovered by gold prospectors in 1894, but dating it proved a little problematic and controversial. Now, it is believed to be one of the oldest samples of art at 11,600 years old. Early analysis showed that it was made entirely of larch wood and was constructed...
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel’s NRGene said on Tuesday it was working with a team of researchers from Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands as well as commercial partners to create multi-genome mapping of potatoes. NRGene has completed the assembly of three commercial varieties of potatoes, which...