[ad_1] The art of the gourd – CBS News Watch CBS News A former midwife, Ithaca, N.Y. artist Graham Ottoson now births gourd art – sculptures, lamps and other objects produced from gourds. Correspondent Martha Teichner checks out some of Ottoson’s “gourd-geous” creations at the gallery Gourdlandia, and tries her own hand at gourd carving….
[ad_1] Singer Casandra Ventura, who performs under the name Cassie, has reached a settlement just one day after bringing a federal lawsuit in New York against musician and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs in which she accused him of rape and physical abuse during their relationship, her attorney confirmed in a statement. “I have decided to…
[ad_1] New York surgeons claim to have conducted the world’s first whole-eye transplant on a man, marking a significant turning point in the history of the medical field, though it’s unclear if the patient will recover vision. Aaron James, who survived a high-voltage electrical accident, underwent a 21-hour surgery to replace half of his face,…
[ad_1] Unnamed smoker at 4th Street Live on July 24, 2023, in Louisville, KY. Jahi Chikwendiu | The Washington Post | Getty Images Only a fraction of people at high risk for lung cancer are getting screened for the disease even though it kills more in the United States than breast, colorectal and prostate cancers…
[ad_1] Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters poured onto the streets of Brooklyn, New York’s largest district on Saturday to voice their anger at Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Home to between 1.6 and two million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Muslims, New York has for the past three weeks been rocked by demonstrations, rallies…
[ad_1] Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York under water on Friday, partially paralysing subways and airports in America’s financial capital. LaGuardia airport closed down one of its terminals, with social media images showing passengers walking through water well above the tops of their shoes. Mayor Eric Adams urged…
[ad_1] New York City — Friday will mark the 25th anniversary of one of the most iconic moments in music history — when 177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in Harlem for a cover photograph for XXL Magazine. The photograph, taken on Sept. 29, 1998, included musicians Rakim,…
[ad_1] A woman walks by a smoke shop in New York City that displays a marijuana leaf in the window, June 16, 2023. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Coss Marte’s marijuana dispensary in lower Manhattan has already cost him over $1 million, and it’s not even open yet. He was awarded…
[ad_1] This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the influential music and cultural movement that originated in the Bronx in 1973 and went on to revolutionize the global music scene. As the milestone is celebrated worldwide, hip-hop legend LL COOL J is at the forefront, hosting the “Rock the Bells” festival in his hometown…
[ad_1] Candida auris infections have emerged globally as public health threat in recent years, posing a particular risk in health care settings for people who already have serious medical problems. Scientists say the sudden explosion of the fungus, which was not found in humans anywhere until 2009, may be because of climate change. The fungal infections…
