CAIRO — When an Egyptian actress strutted down the red carpet in Cairo last week, twirling and smiling in a revealing lace dress, she had hoped to turn heads in the movie world. Instead, she now faces criminal charges that could potentially land her in prison. Three Egyptian lawyers known for using the courts to…
Both snoring and obstructive sleep apnea could lead to earlier impairment of cardiac function in women, according to a new study. A recent study unlocks the health issues linked to snoring. “Snoring” refers to a sleeping pattern in which a person breathes while emitting a snorting or grunting sound. The National Sleep Foundation suggest that…
Leola Westbrook and Dr. John Preston Lawrence are to be married Dec. 2 in Santa Monica, Calif. The Rev. Barbara Laughray, a minister of the Church of Religious Science, is to officiate at the Shutters on the Beach Hotel. The bride, 49, is an executive producer and showrunner for various TV shows and networks. She…
Kalisha Dessources and Shomari Coleman Figures are to be married Dec. 2 at Park Chateau Estate and Gardens in East Brunswick, N.J. The Rev. Alejandro Baldwin, who was ordained through Antioch International Ministries, is to officiate, with his wife, the Rev. Ashley Lewis Baldwin, who was ordained through Walking in Deliverance Ministries, to take part.…
Dana Rachel Horowitz and Steven Brett Lang were married Dec. 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami. Rabbi Alan B. Lucas officiated. Mrs. Lang, 29, works in New York as an event planner at the New York Stock Exchange. She organizes the opening and closing bell ceremonies, along with other events there. She graduated…
Dr. Hillary Ann Johnston-Cox and Dr. Robert Shoer Copeland-Halperin were married Dec. 1 at the New York Athletic Club in New York. Edward C. Wallace, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. The couple met in 2014 during their residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital…
Bette Ann Schlossberg and Jason Aaron Fialkov were married Nov. 30 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Huiling Zheng, a staff member of the City Clerk’s Office officiated. On Dec. 8, Rabbi Stephen Spiegel is to lead the couple in an exchange of vows at the Rosewood Mayakoba, a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The…
Judith Sandra Levine and Richard Alan Ott were married Dec. 1 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville, N.C. The Rev. Howard Hanger, who was ordained by the Jubilee Community Church, officiated. Mrs. Ott, 72, is an independent fiber artist based in Asheville who works with silks and wools to create wearable art. She graduated…
Justine Agresta Pentifallo and Gregory Braumann Ferraro were married Dec. 1 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in River Edge, N.J. The Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Ferraro, 29, is a client services manager for Travel Tripper, a hospitality technology company in New York. She graduated from the…
Alexa Brette Wasserman and Joshua David Case are to be married Dec. 2. Rabbi Joshua N. Hess is to officiate at Temple Emanu-El in Closter, N.J. The bride, 27, is a candidate for a master’s degree in school counseling at Kean University in Union, N.J. She graduated from Muhlenberg College. She is the daughter of…