Libby Szarka looked around at the people who had become her “new family.” They were a poor comparison to the family she had left behind—three daughters, the youngest only 8 when Ms. Szarka started living on the streets of Calgary, dealing and smoking crack. “They wouldn’t think twice to stab you up for a hoot…

ANDOVER, Vt.—Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, enabling people to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways, and choked streets and businesses with mud and debris. The water drained off in the capital city of…

BEIJING—China’s economy stumbled in May with industrial output and retail sales growth missing forecasts. The economic rebound seen earlier this year has lost momentum in the second quarter, prompting China’s central bank to cut some key interest rates this week for the first time in nearly a year, with expectations of more to come. “The…

Commentary Economic trends have a greater effect on the human spirit than we often recognize. Commercial life, and signs of it, bolsters the human spirit while the reverse is also true. As an example, my mother’s hometown in Texas often went through waves of booms and busts. When the boom times were there, everyone seemed…

RICHMOND, Va.—A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery. Speaking publicly for the first time since the Jan. 6 shooting, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner said during an exclusive interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that she has some days…

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin emotionally thanked a host of people via his first video to the public on Saturday— four weeks after he collapsed during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2. “What happened to me on Monday Night Football I feel is a direct example of God using me as a…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—Remarkable as Damar Hamlin’s recovery has been, the Buffalo Bills safety still faces a lengthy rehabilitation some three weeks after going into cardiac arrest and needing to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati, his marketing representative told The Associated Press on Thursday night. “Damar still requires oxygen and is…

Hello, my name is Conan Milner and this is Words of Wellness, a show where we talk about health from mind body to spirit. Today I’d like to focus on addiction. Addiction is typically characterized by individuals who develop a strong and seemingly uncontrollable dependence for alcohol or some other drug of choice. Substance abuse…

What gear do you really need and why? Depending on how crazy you want to be when off roading and where you choose to off road, your recovery may differ some, but here are what we find fills our needs every time: shackles, straps, jacks, Maxtrax, etc. – Credit: Expedition Overland – youtube.com/channel/UCiyiTqpss-ihtLHz-juFxIQ * Click…

A baby boy who was not breathing at birth underwent resuscitation efforts for 20 minutes. During this period, doctors feared brain damage or cerebral palsy, or that he simply wouldn’t survive. Now, almost four years on, he’s as capable as his peers, and his recovery is considered a miracle. Urias, the youngest child of his…