That’s the job of London-based Aussie Terry Thorne (Russell Crowe), a former soldier with a calm, cool bedside manner. In “Proof of Life” Thorne finds himself holding the hand of Alice Bowman (Meg Ryan), whose engineer husband, Peter (David Morse), has been abducted by drug-running guerrillas in the fictitious South American country of Tecala. Making matters worse for Peter, his failing company has canceled its insurance policy. Thorne, who prides himself on his strictly-business professionalism, at first turns his back on the job, but we know better....

In executive suites, a buy-or-be-bought mood has driven a wave of takeovers that shows no sign of cresting. In Brussels, a scandal plus a war seem to be producing a more capable–and more ambitious–group of European Union institutions. In Frankfurt, the new central bank is learning (sometimes the hard way) how to manage a world-class brand of money. What does it mean for you? Perhaps just simpler shopping, and a cheaper car to drive across the Oresund link, from Denmark to Sweden....

The passage of the social spending and climate plan represents one of Biden’s greatest achievements to date during his presidency, and comes just days after he signed into law his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure agenda. In a statement released after the bill’s passage, Biden thanked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House members who worked to get the legislation approved. The president also said the bill “puts us on the path to build our economy back better than before by rebuilding the backbone of America: working people and the middle class....

The Twitter account “Zillow Gone Wild” posted the listing Monday morning and has been “liked” over 27,000 times. The 3,600-square-foot home in Onalaska, Wisconsin, has four bedrooms, and three baths and is going for $420,000. A tree swing and American flag sign accentuate the appeal of the home in a “neighborhood close to town with a country feel,” as the listing states. But the brown-colored abode surrounded by trees galore is turning heads for other reasons....

Realtor.com compared listings on their site across 200 metro areas to find out which had seen the most price reductions in June. The company revealed the ten cities which have seen the greatest number of reductions, with the caveat that they selected no more than one per state to maximize geographical spread. There are growing fears the U.S. could be heading for a recession, triggered in part by spiraling inflation, causing the housing market to cool down after a coronavirus pandemic surge....

The housing market has already started giving signs of a slowdown, as a combination of record-high mortgage rates, unaffordable house prices and inflation has squeezed many potential home buyers out of the market, plunging demand. In June, new home sales dropped for the fifth time this year, falling by a dramatic 5.4 percent compared to May, after having already reached their lowest level since April 2020 in April. And yet, despite the expectations of experts and despite home price growth losing speed —going from a peak of 20....

Police said three people were killed and another hospitalized in one shooting on the 6000 block of Ranchester. The motive was not immediately clear. Houston Police Department also said that a separate shooting took place on 7900 Corporate earlier that evening, where a male was shot in the foot and transported to an area hospital. Two other shootings left a 23 and a 25 year old dead, the department said....

This time though things are going to be a lot more challenging for the team as they are drawn into a dark web that has been laid by a serial killer network that was created during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Jennifer “JJ” Jareau (A.J. Cook), Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler) and Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) are back to crack the case, but they are without two members of the team: Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney)....

Christian Garland actor Demore Barnes and Kat Tamin star Jamie Gray Hyder both announced they were leaving the NBC show, so both had to be written off. Exactly how their characters are leaving SVU was revealed across the two-hour finale. What caused their characters to leave, and did they survive trying to take down the powerful sex trafficking ring? Here’s how the show said goodbye to Kat and Garland....

She said studying online due to the pandemic gave her the perfect opportunity to “invest in herself”—and she secured a stable digital marketing income by 2021. This allowed her to begin traveling the world while working remotely—visiting countries such as Costa Rica, Tanzania, and South Korea. After posting on TikTok, she developed a social following. Soon, social media and content creation became her main source of income. She now makes $11,000 a month globetrotting as a “digital nomad” to share her adventures with her 139,000 followers....

Kerik, 46, has wielded that authority reassuringly in the wake of the terrorist attacks. When he took over the department a little more than a year ago, few expected him to do much beyond closing out Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s term as peaceably as possible. Instead, he’s had to steer a force of 41,000 that is stretched thin as it confronts a brave new world of security threats. In the eyes of many, he’s performed well, deploying cops to meet a host of new policing demands while also reducing crime by 13 percent so far this year, compared to the same period in 2000....

But nonmotor symptoms, like mood disorders and sleeping problems, are also common in Parkinson’s. One nonmotor symptom that experts are particularly focusing on is a loss of smell, which occurs in approximately 90 percent of people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease. This loss of smell (called hyposmia or olfactory dysfunction) not only impairs a person’s quality of life, but it’s one of the earliest symptoms of Parkinson’s. So taking this idea a step farther, experts believe that if a person’s smell disturbance is detected early, it could provide a clue to their underlying neurological disease—and there is now research that has turned this idea into reality....

Diagnosis for tapeworm infection is usually done through detection of eggs and proglottids (worm segments) via a stool test, although many patients’ tapeworms are detected when they find proglottids in their own stool or in the toilet. Infection with certain species, specifically the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium), carry the potential for serious complications with long-lasting effects on the central nervous system, making a proper diagnosis and treatment crucial. Self-Checks Tapeworms or tapeworm segments may be visible in the stool when they are passed along with a bowel movement....

The FDA has approved a wide variety of at-home COVID-19 tests. Most of these are rapid antigen tests, which provide results at home within a few minutes. PCR tests can also be taken at home, but the sample must be sent to a laboratory for results. This article will discuss the at-home COVID-19 tests that are available and explain what you should know about the accuracy of the results....

Certain tests like imaging tests can help your doctor determine whether the cancer has spread. Imaging tests can also give details about the tumor size, type, and cancer stage. This article describes how adenoid cystic carcinoma is diagnosed. Not every test below will be needed to confirm the diagnosis. Your doctor will decide which are necessary in your situation based on your signs and symptoms (like bleeding from the mouth or a persistent sore) and overall health....

In Year 21, Brady made the decision to join the Buccaneers, a choice which meant he’d have to acclimate to a new head man, Bruce Arians. But Arians also feels like the addition of Brady has been like bringing another coach on board. “I allow him to be himself,” Arians told Peter King ahead of the NFC title game. “Like, New England didn’t allow him to coach. I allow him to coach....

He also became just the 25th rookie in MLB history to throw a no-hitter and the second in as many seasons. The Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Padres last Aug. 14. At 22 years and 306 days, Detmers is the youngest pitcher in Angels history to throw a no-hitter, and the youngest in MLB to throw a no-hitter since the Marlins’ Anibal Sanchez (22 years, 191 days) in 2006....

After finishing the regular season as the No. 3 defense during their 2019-20 title run and the best defense in the league in 2020-21, the Lakers fell all the way down to No. 21 in the league last season. Incoming head coach Darvin Ham was brought in to rectify those defensive problems, and he laid out his plan immediately. He told reporters on the team’s Media Day that they would play what he called a “center field” coverage to defend ball screens....

ASPD is very challenging to treat. Often people with ASPD don’t seek treatment unless they are required to by a court. When in treatment, they may be disruptive, unengaged, or even hostile toward the therapist. No treatment has shown to be the most effective treatment for ASPD. There also isn’t a first-line recommended treatment. Some treatments have shown promise, and some people with ASPD see improvement in at least some of their symptoms with treatment....