Joseph McCloud said he has so much love and respect for Emilia Gonzalez, a nurse he met six years ago, that he “could write a book about her.” Instead he wrote a 331-word tribute to her on Instagram, which won the couple a lavish wedding this past fall at the Meritage Resort & Spa in…
Since then, the couple have been busy either planning adventures or recuperating from them. In 2016, they climbed Cho Oyu, a 26,864-foot peak on the border of Nepal and Tibet, then skied down. And in November 2020, six months after Mr. Ballinger proposed, they drove their beat-up Ford Econoline van named Sketchy Betty to Yosemite…
As the calendar flipped to 2021, Mr. Pinzone became ready to propose, but was nervous about it. He was 40 and, despite a healthy dating history, had never had a serious relationship. Ms. Bowen had been in several. When it came to love, he said, “I didn’t have anything to write home about. So with…
When Daniel Khaytman and Angela Ratmansky were both 8-years-old, their parents moved into houses on the same Miami street. A friendship almost immediately followed when the two, who also both come from Russian families, began attending the same elementary school and riding the same bus. “Daniel was always the constant friend to me,” Ms. Ratmansky…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday rejected work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Georgia, the last state to have a federal waiver for such restrictions, as it extended its rollback of a signature health policy of the Trump administration. The announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, delivered in a 79-page letter…
New data from Britain suggests that booster protection against symptomatic Covid caused by the Omicron variant wanes within 10 weeks. There have not yet been enough severe cases of Omicron to calculate how well boosters protect against severe disease, but experts believe the shots will continue to provide significant protection against hospitalization and death. “It…
With rising concern over hospital staffing shortages as Omicron cases rapidly spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday shortened isolation periods for health care workers who contract Covid-19. The agency recommended that health care workers who are asymptomatic return to work after seven days and a negative test, adding that “isolation time…
Chances are if you’ve purchased a pair of gold hoops in the past 10 years, you were influenced by Jennifer Fisher. The jewelry designer is one of the main forces behind the accessory’s resurgence, thanks in part to her dedicated celebrity following. She counts Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, and Hailey Bieber as fans, which…
A growing moderation movement harnesses strategies from meditation to cut back on alcohol.
The new variant is going to be disruptive, but we have the tools we need to get through this phase of the pandemic.