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Supreme Court may be about to legalize sports betting nationwide

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Supreme Court appeared poised Monday to legalize sports betting nationwide by freeing states from a federal anti-gaming law.

 

The best and worst states for womens' equality

Wallethub's analysts compared the 50 states for various indicators of gender equality.

 

7. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota

2017 base pay: $3.5 million. National rank: 29th.

 

Driving habits of older adults could signal signs of Alzheimer's

ST. LOUIS (TNS) -- Last month, Jim Vogelsang took the longest road trip he’s ever taken in his 77 years.

 

Michael Flynn grew up breaking the rules; it caught up to him as Trump’s national security adviser

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In his best-selling 2016 book on terrorism, “The Field of Fight,” retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn described growing up “hell-bent on breaking rules for the adrenaline rush and hardwired just enough to not care about the consequences.”

 

National science panel calls for aggressive steps to control drug prices

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The U.S. must take urgent steps to rein in the out-of-control cost of prescription drugs, including aggressive government intervention to negotiate lower prices for American patients, a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine…

 

Hero with a 3D printer

Hundreds of Argentine kids who were born without limbs are now able to write, play sports and make music thanks to low-cost prosthetic hands devised by Gino Tubaro, a 21-year-old inventor whose work was praised by President Barack Obama during…

 

Inside the $500-million Museum of the Bible

Curators have worked for years to build the collection at the massive Museum of the Bible, a $500-million facility that recently opened in Washington, D.C. Here's a look inside.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/news/national/inside-the-million-museum-of-the-bible/article_068244cc-d60b-11e7-84d5-e3084a733efa.html

 

The secret history of the domestic cat

Researchers analyzed DNA from 209 cats as old as 9,000 years, including Egyptian cat mummies, to reveal the pet cat's origin story.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/news/science/the-secret-history-of-the-domestic-cat/article_fcdaa5aa-d3a2-11e7-af9f-b74cc3af31ae.html

 

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