The Reds rewarded him with a six-year, $104 million contract just before spring training in 2014, and it’s been pretty much nothing but bad news since. MORE: #AskSpector: Can the Red Sox fix their rotation? | Verlander to undergo third MRI next week The team announced Friday that Bailey will undergo Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery, sidelining him until sometime in the 2016 season. That comes on the heels of the procedure to repair a torn tendon in Bailey’s forearm that brought his 2014 season to an early finish....

Who has the right cards to deal with it? Among Republicans, Mitt Romney proves his business savvy every time he dips into the pile of cash he made in the corporate world. He had a golden touch (but less so as governor of Massachusetts, where growth numbers were not impressive). As governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee produced good figures in a poor, rural state, but his advocacy of a national sales tax is problematic—probably the wrong idea at a time when consumer confidence is so low....

According to the nonprofit newsroom The Trace, homicides, specifically, reflected this statistic as Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Houston and Detroit, among other cities, saw increases compared to 2019. The total number of gun homicides in 2020, across the entire U.S., has also exceeded 2019’s year-end total, according to data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. The count doesn’t include suicides, which made up the majority of gun deaths....

Sochiro Honda was the one that said, “listen to the young people,” when making inexpensive mopeds like the Honda SuperCub. He was the one that when the Big Three said “reducing pollution by 90 percent is impossible,” introduced the first CVCC (Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion) engine, an innovation in fuel economy that would level the playing field for Honda in the United States, just like EVs and connectivity are leveling the playing field today....

The company struggled in 2022 but forecasts a better outcome for 2023. An expected increase in production should yield sales of up to 1.2 million units, Honda predicts. Acura is aiming to sell 160,000 vehicles in 2023. Change is already on the horizon. American Honda entered 2023 with about twice as many vehicles on-hand as it did last year, a 17-day supply. The redesigned Honda Pilot and Accord are joining the new hybrid CR-V on dealer lots this winter....

By recording acoustic signals from bees defending their nests from hornets, researchers were able to pinpoint an alarm signal akin to screams of fear. Giant hornets represent a major threat to honey bees. They are known to launch group attacks to decimate colonies in the space of just hours. One hornet species, Vespa soror, begins its attack by sending out a scout to find a bee colony. After gathering recruits, the hornets kill the honey bees, occupy the nest and feed the undefended brood to their larvae....

The amendment, announced Friday, may signal a decline in freedom of expression for the city as the Chinese Communist Party seeks to quell anti-government sentiment. The government said that the updated ordinance gives censors the additional duty of monitoring for any “portrayal, depiction or treatment of any act or activity which may amount to an offense endangering national security.” The government did not describe what specific acts or images may endanger national security but affirmed that censors could “prevent or suppress” films that meet the criteria....

The number of cases breaks the record of daily infections compared to residents that was previously held by New York City, which saw 500 cases per 100,000 residents this past January, The Guardian reported. The stealth Omicron variant-driven surge has put the city’s health care system under extreme pressure, threatening to overwhelm morgues, which have had to temporarily store bodies in refrigerated containers, as well as cut down the supply of coffins, according to the Associated Press....

Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced the plan, called Safe Access Oahu, following an increase in COVID-19 cases in Hawaii brought on by the Delta variant. If proof of vaccination can’t be shown, a recent COVID-19 negative test will be required. The plan will begin on September 13 and is aimed at curbing the spread of the virus to avoid another lockdown. Children under 12 will not need to show proof of vaccination for entry into an establishment....

There is so very little in life in which one may eagerly overinduldge without suffering any unpleasant aftereffects. Too many cupcakes? There’s an extra 10 pounds you don’t want. Too much wine? Wake up with a headache the next morning. Too much beach time? A sunburn, or worse. Too much college basketball and … And what? COUNTERPOINT: These tournaments emphasize all the wrong things Too much college basketball only leads a person to the realization there is no such thing as too much college basketball....

The Gunners face a daunting task against the Bundesliga champions, with the north Londoners having been knocked out at the last 16 stage by the German giants in two of the last four seasons. Arsene Wenger takes his side to the Allianz Arena for the first leg of the first knockout round on February 15, but Hummels is fully aware that Bayern are not currently firing on all cylinders....

For years, desperate Americans have gone to Tijuana hoping to cure their cancer with unorthodox or unproven treatments, such as the drug laetrile. Now, thanks partly to increased Internet exposure, Tijuana’s medical bazaar is booming more than ever with new goods and services. Americans go there for discount tummy tucks and other low-priced plastic surgery. Others seek alternative therapies that American doctors won’t touch and U.S. insurance won’t pay for....

For many healthy adults, replacing these levels of hormones in the body through HRT can provide relief during the menopausal phase. HRT is prescribed with caution, as risks may include an increased chance of developing serious conditions like breast cancer and heart disease in certain people. This article discusses the different types of HRT available for treating menopause symptoms and outlines the potential benefits and risks. Types of Hormone Replacement Therapy Hormone replacement therapy is made with either one or two types of hormones:...

Center Al Jefferson will miss at least six weeks while he recovers from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the team announced Wednesday. MORE: Hornets’ greatest players ever | Walker’s efficiency at All-Star level The surgery was to repair a tear in the lateral meniscus. An MRI exam revealed the damage. Injuries have taken their toll on Jefferson since he joined the Hornets in 2013. The 11-year veteran averaged 21....

They had flown from Sardinia to Paris on Saturday afternoon aboard a private jet after 10 days together on the French Riviera, 10 days in which their embraces on Dodi’s yacht were fair game for any photographer with a long lens and a lookout post in St-Tropez. They dined, fashionably late, in a private salon at the Ritz, one of several trophy purchases–others being London’s Harrods department store and the Paris home of the late Duke and Duchess of Windsor–made in recent years by Dodi’s father, the billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed....

The horsetail plant is like a fern. It has hollow, pointed stems and scaly leaves. Horsetail grows to be about 1 foot tall (12 inches). Typically the green fern-like part of the plant (i.e., the aboveground part) is used for medicinal purposes. People have been using horsetail since ancient Greek and Roman times. The plant has been used as a medicinal herb to treat weak and brittle bones (osteoporosis), tuberculosis, and kidney problems....

• Ambience: After a bumpy landing at the local airstrip, visitors are greeted with cool towels to wipe off the grime from their journeys. Armed guards protect guests walking to and from dinner, as there are no fences and animals roam through the camp. Those seeking greater safety can sip cocktails on the veranda. • Accommodations: The nine rooms on raised platforms have all the elegance of a five-star resort—plus elephants and hyenas for neighbors....

The Crown Choice Inn & Suites in Mackinaw City attracted scorn online after a video of an angry man at the hotel’s reception desk was shared on Facebook, last week. Guest Jennifer Biela uploaded the footage on May 20 and said the incident happened over spring break, but that she waited until she felt safe to share the story. Biela told Newsweek that the confrontation happened after she alerted the owner at the front desk about a toilet that was overflowing and flooding the bathroom of her room....