[ad_1] Brittney Griner takes break from WNBA to focus on mental health – CBS News Watch CBS News WNBA star Brittney Griner did not play with her team last night in Chicago because she is taking some time to focus on her mental health. Griner returned to the league in May after she was detained…
[ad_1] The history of Ferris wheels – CBS News Watch CBS News In 1893 up-and-coming engineer George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. created an attraction for the world’s fair in Chicago: A giant, steam-powered wheel on which passengers could gently ride to a height of 250 feet for a spectacular view. These days, Ferris Wheels (or…
[ad_1] CDC warns mpox resurgence is “likely substantial,” urges vaccination to prevent summer surge – CBS News Watch CBS News The CDC is warning Americans about a possible resurgence of mpox this summer after a cluster of cases were discovered in Chicago. Roxana Saberi reports on why there is growing concern. Be the first to…
[ad_1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it was working with multiple health departments to investigate new mpox cases around the country, less than a month after officials had hailed the weekly pace of new infections slowing to zero nationwide. News of the CDC’s investigations come a day after Chicago health…
[ad_1] Jerry Springer, the TV talk show host and television personality who briefly served as mayor of Cincinnati, has died, his publicist confirmed to CBS News on Thursday morning. He was 79. Springer died peacefully on Thursday morning at his home in Chicago after an illness, the Associated Press reported. “Jerry’s ability to connect with…
[ad_1] “New York, New York” arrives on Broadway – CBS News Watch CBS News Theater legend John Kander, who co-wrote with Fred Ebb such classic musicals as “Cabaret” and “Chicago,” has a new musical opening on Broadway. “New York, New York,” adapted from the 1977 film, features never-before-heard songs by Kander & Ebb, and new…
[ad_1] Broadway legend Chita Rivera – CBS News Watch CBS News The original star of such musicals as “West Side Story,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Chicago” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” theater legend Chita Rivera, now 90 and author of “Chita: A Memoir,” talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about her long career; some of the…
[ad_1] A nurse hangs chemotherapy bottles Toni L. Sandys | The Washington Post | Getty Images Robert Landfair, 76, was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer in 2018. After several unsuccessful rounds of chemotherapy, his doctor, Alan Tan of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, recommended that he switch to Pluvicto, a new medication for advanced prostate…
