Mayo Clinic doctor told people his wife died of a rare disease. He’s now charged with her murder.
Published Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:45:17 GMT
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Mayo Clinic physician who told people his wife died of a rare autoimmune disorder is now accused of fatally poisoning her.Connor Bowman, 30, is charged with felony second-degree murder with intent but not premeditated.His wife, Betty Bowman, 32, died in August after being hospitalized for diarrhea and dehydration.The couple, who had been married two years, lived in Rochester and both worked at the Mayo Clinic, she as a pharmacist and he as a resident in internal medicine.Betty Bowman went to an emergency room on Aug. 16 with symptoms similar to severe food poisoning, and she was hospitalized. Connor Bowman suggested to doctors that she was suffering from hematophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a rare autoimmune disease in which white blood cells attack organs.Betty Bowman’s condition deteriorated rapidly, including organ failure and necrotic intestinal tissue, and she died Aug. 20.Though testing did not confirm it, Connor Bowman stuck to his diagnosis of an ...'It's like a dream come true': New Giants Manager Bob Melvin on returning to Bay Area
Published Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:45:17 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Bay Area native and former San Francisco Giants player Bob Melvin will be unveiled as the Giants' new manager Wednesday. Ahead of the planned press conference, Melvin spoke exclusively to KRON4 about returning the Bay Area, where he'd previously spent 10 seasons managing the Oakland A's."It's like a dream come true," Melvin said, speaking to KRON 4's Will Tran.Melvin was most recently in charge of the San Diego Padres, but after a whirlwind few days, the Giants were given permission to interview him. Who is Danny Serafini? Bay Area native goes from top MLB draft pick to murder suspect “I could not be more excited to come back to the Bay Area and manage this great organization,” Melvin said in a statement. “I’d like to thank Greg Johnson, Farhan Zaidi and Larry Baer for giving me the opportunity to add another chapter to my Giants career. This is a tremendous opportunity and a great responsibility to lead this organization and I’m eager to get started.”Melvi...Alphabet, Thermo Fisher fall; Microsoft, General Dynamics rise, Wednesday, 10/25/2023
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Wednesday:Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), up $8.47 to $339.The software giant reported strong fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), down $12.80 to $126.01.The owner of search engine giant Google reported disappointing revenue for its cloud computing division.Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO), down $33.27 to $424.99.The maker of scientific instrument and laboratory supplies trimmed its profit forecast for the year.Waste Management Inc. (WM), up $9.92 to $164.55.The garbage and recycling hauler beat analysts’ third-quarter earnings forecasts.General Dynamics Corp. (GD), up $8.66 to $241.66.The defense contractor beat Wall Street’s third-quarter financial forecasts.Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), down $5.27 to $141.65.The chipmaker gave investors a weak profit forecast for its current quarter.Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (HA), down 29 cents to $4.01.The parent company of Hawai...Md. college receives $54M donation that will be used exclusively for student scholarships
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College can be expensive for many families, but one local college is getting a huge donation to help students deal with rising costs.Hood College, an independent liberal arts college in Frederick, Maryland, just received a $54 million donation from the Hodson Trust, the largest donation in the institution’s history.College president Andrea Chapdelaine told WTOP that the trust was founded by Col. Clarence Hodson in the late 1800s and has been donating money to four colleges in Maryland since the early 1900s.“The Hodson Trust has always focused their efforts on increasing accessibility and affordability for higher education,” Chapdelaine said. “So the majority, although not all of the gifts that we have received for the past 100-plus years, have been focused on student scholarships.”The large new endowment will be used exclusively for student scholarships, Chapdelaine confirmed.Hood is known for its support of low-income students, awarding more than $40 m...Patricia Bullrich anuncia que apoyará a Javier Milei para el balotaje presidencial en Argentina
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(CNN Español) — Patricia Bullrich, quien se había postulado como candidata a presidenta por Juntos por el Cambio pero quedó fuera de la contienda en las elecciones generales de Argentina del domingo 22 de octubre, anunció este miércoles que apoyará a Javier Milei, candidato de La Libertad Avanza (LLA) que competirá en el balotaje contra Sergio Massa, de Unión por la Patria, el 19 de noviembre.“La urgencia del momento nos interpela a no ser neutrales”, dijo Bullrich en la conferencia. “La Argentina desde nuestro punto de vista no puede reiniciar un nuevo ciclo kirchnerista de la mano de Sergio Massa”, añadió.Milei sigue buscando apoyos antes de la segunda vuelta electoral en las presidenciables de Argentina.Tras quedar segundo en los comicios generales del domingo con el 29,89% de los votos, detrás de Massa, aspirante oficialista y actual ministro de Economía, quien cosechó el 36,68% de los sufragios, Milei se pronunció a favor de sumar otros espacios a LLA.En medi...Le disparan en el estómago a sargento de la policía de Vivienda de DC
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Un sargento de policía de la Autoridad de Vivienda del Distrito de Columbia (DCHA, en inglés) recibió un disparo mientras se dirigía al trabajo el martes por la tarde en Ivy City y ahora se está recuperando de una cirugía en un hospital local.Los investigadores creen que el tiroteo ocurrió alrededor de las 5:30 p.m. en la cuadra 2200 de New York Avenue NE.La víctima, un veterano de 27 años de la DCHA, recibió un disparo en el estómago, según fuentes policiales.“Tengo entendido que cuando ocurrió el tiroteo, él respondió al disparo. Se desconoce si el agresor fue golpeado”, indicó el subjefe Steven Spencer, de la policía de DCHA.El sargento de policía herido siguió conduciendo hacia el oeste por New York Avenue y se detuvo en Walt Lincoln Way NE.“Gracias a Dios llegó aquí, frente a la sede, donde notificamos al EMS para que le administrara los primeros auxilios”, explicó Spencer.El vehículo del sospechoso, descrito como un Honda gris con vidrios muy polarizados y etiqueta...Nashville police chief’s son, wanted in the shooting of 2 officers, found dead after car chase
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Los policías Ashely Boleyjack y Gregory Kern, de la ciudad de La Vergne en Tennessee. Foto suministrada por la Municipalidad de La Vergne (Municipalidad de La Vergne via AP) Los policías Ashely Boleyjack y Gregory Kern, de la ciudad de La Vergne en Tennessee. Foto suministrada por la Municipalidad de La Vergne (Municipalidad de La Vergne via AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said.Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement on Wednesday thanking officers for working to locate his son after John Drake Jr....College football picks: Brutal stretch run in Pac-12 is obstacle to breaking CFP drought
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Now comes the hard part for the Pac-12.The Pac-12 has been tons of fun and high quality in what will be its last season in its current form. Next year, 10 Pac-12 schools scatter to three other Power Five conferences.Before they go, the conference is trying to break a six-year College Football Playoff drought. To do so, it will have to overcome itself.Because of some excellent out-of-conference results, the Pac-12 has four teams with zero or one loss. Only the Southeastern Conference has that many.The difference: In the Pac-12, most of those teams still have to play each other, starting with No. 8 Oregon (6-1) at No 13 Utah (6-1) on Saturday.The Utes also play No. 5 Washington (7-0) next month. The Ducks and Huskies have already played each other and each play No. 11 Oregon State (6-1) in late November. The Beavers handed Utah its only loss.That doesn’t even count No. 24 Southern California’s back-to-back games against the Huskies and Ducks in early November, though calli...Trayectoria del huracán Otis: ¿a dónde se dirige y qué estados amenaza?
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(CNN Español) — El huracán Otis se intensificó rápidamente en su rumbo a México hasta alcanzar la categoría 5 y luego se debilitó hasta categoría 4 tras tocar tierra, amenazando con fuertes lluvias en el suroeste y sur del país. A esta hora de este miércoles, de acuerdo con el último reporte del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México (SMN), Otis se degradó a categoría 1.¿Dónde y cuándo se espera que toque tierra el huracán Otis en México?El SMN pronostica “lluvias persistentes” para las siguientes horas sobre entidades del centro del país.¿Cuál será el curso de Otis esta semana?Según el SMN, en este momento el centro de Otis se ubica sobre Guerrero, a 20 km al sur-sureste de la ciudad de Altamirano, y a 160 km al nor-noroeste de Acapulco.Además, la misma fuente establece que Otis se desplaza hacia el nor-noroeste a 17 km/h, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 130 km/h y rachas de 155 km/h.Trayectoria de Otis (Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México)“Otis s...Johnson captures Speakership, with strong GOP support: Live coverage
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Johnson captures Speakership with strong GOP support: Live coverageRepublicans overwhelmingly backed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)'s bid for House Speaker on Wednesday, ending a chaotic stretch 22 days without a chamber leader.Johnson secured 220 votes, compared to 209 for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).The fourth Speaker candidate in three weeks, Johnson won the conference's nomination on Tuesday night.Johnson, 51, has been the House GOP’s vice chairman, a junior leadership position, since 2021. He is also a former chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House. Follow along here for live updates.Latest news
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