Penney told SaltWire, a Canadian newspaper publishing company, that she loved the more than 100-year-old house since she was a young girl. “It’s just something about the house,” she said. “And it’s not only for me—I think it’s for everybody.” From the low ceilings to an old porcelain sink, Penney found several things in the house to love. Though skeptical at first, her partner, Kirk Lovell, found a reason to love the house as well....

The study involved 12 healthy, heterosexual couples aged between 18- and 29-years-old who spent four nights in a sleep laboratory. Scientists measured the quality of their sleep by documenting their brain and heart activity, breathing, blood oxygen content, muscle tension, and movements in their eyes and legs. The participants were monitored both sleeping alone and together as a couple. To add another dimension to the study, the volunteers also filled out questionnaires about their relationship....

The court decided that a contract made between the couple, Jessica Bilbao and Timothy R. Goodwin, and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine’s Center for Advanced Reproductive Services to have their frozen embryos destroyed in the event of a divorce was enforceable. Bilbao and Goodwin did have one child through embryo implantation. In the midst of the couple’s divorce in 2016, Goodwin claimed the embryos should be allowed to remain viable in case the couple got back together and decided to have a child....

Created by Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) and Jeff Astrof (Friends), Shining Vale follows a family trying to repair some adulterous wounds by moving out of the city and into a small town where their new home turns out to be extremely haunted. The scary sitcom begins with two episodes airing on Starz on Sunday March 6. Newsweek interviewed Cox and Kinnear, who play the parents of two troublesome teens in Shining Vale, as well as the creators Astrof and Horgan....

The Belgium international continues to be heavily linked with a summer transfer after admitting that his “heart is in Madrid”. The 25-year-old’s young family remain in the Spanish capital following a previous loan spell at Real’s cross-city rivals Atletico. It remains his intention to join them at some stage but, with a contract in England until 2019 and extension talks ongoing, the highly-rated goalkeeper sees his immediate future in London....

ESSAY: NFL stadiums can’t become arena for armed vigilantes l PHOTOS: When the sports world recognizes tragedy San Bernardino is Berhe’s hometown, and it’s where his parents still live. The Giants safety tweeted a photo of a map showing how close his parents’ workplace is to where the shooting occurred. In addition to the 14 who were killed, another 21 were wounded in Wednesday’s attacks. Berhe isn’t the first Giants player to be affected by a mass shooting this year....

Antony Blinken is a seasoned Obama-era foreign policy adviser and, once confirmed by the Senate, will succeed a staunch China critic in Mike Pompeo. He tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement on Wednesday after local police confirmed they had arrested 53 activists for violating the city’s national security law. The operation involved around 1,000 law enforcement officers who launched dawn raids at 72 locations, Hong Kong police told reporters....

The State Department first issued a brief readout late Tuesday revealing a call between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with State Department spokesperson Ned Price saying the pair discussed “developments in the DPRK” and “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.” “The Secretary underscored the need to preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Price said. Identical language was used by Blinken himself in a tweet issued shortly afterward, as President Joe Biden’s administration prepared to unveil further measures designed to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for recognizing two separatist, self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region and sending in peacekeepers in response to worsening violence that U....

China’s ambassador to South Africa, Lin Songtian, was recently “permanently recalled” by the communist Beijing government in what Chinese officials have said is unrelated to the coronavirus crisis. On Friday, he expressed support for remarks made by Clinton, which urged Americans to ignore Trump’s repeated labeling of the coronavirus as the “China virus.” Clinton accused Trump of ignoring several international health warnings and helping to allow the spread of the COVID-19 illness into the U....

The Taiwanese have survived and prospered despite nearly 50 years of such bullying from the mainland. But the nagging risk is that China’s threats and bombast may lead to a major confrontation – not just with Taiwan but with the United States. Since Washington switched its formal recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1978, it has continued, in effect, to be Taiwan’s protector. Moreover, the United States, with security ties to Japan, the Philippines and South Korea, helps shape the regional balance of power....

In the article published by The Global Times on Saturday, Hu argued that China needed to build up its stockpile of nuclear weapons as a “deterrent,” as U.S. officials have been increasingly critical of the Chinese government amid the coronavirus pandemic. The editor argued that this would “safeguard national security.” “In the past, China’s storage of nuclear weapons was deemed sufficient to generate adequate nuclear deterrent, however, it doesn’t mean the same storage will be big enough in the future to curb US government’s strategic ambitions and bullying impulse against China,” Xijin wrote....

Kelly’s failure to properly deal with grown men and all they entail has as much to do with why he’s out of a job right now as his ho-hum 26-21 record in nearly three seasons with the Eagles. It’s a bigger factor, even, than hinted allegations by former Eagle LeSean McCoy that Kelly is a racist. MORE: Top 10 candidates to replace Kelly | Kelly was wrong for the Eagles all along...

They tried to tell you all. But you were too busy timing the seconds between snaps. MORE: College coaches who failed in the NFL | Assistants in line for head coaching jobs | Eagles ax Chip Kelly The exiled Eagles either said out loud or subtly hinted: That’s your savior — Chip Kelly? You’ve been had. Hoodwinked. Bamboozled. The emperor had no clothes. Never mind that … why is he emperor in the first place?...

Chondromalacia symptoms include knee pain and grinding when the knee is flexed. It more often affects biological females. This article discusses chondromalacia treatment surgery, as well as nonsurgical options such as rest from training, lifestyle changes, over-the-counter medication, and chondromalacia exercises. Home Remedies and Lifestyle Changes Home remedies and lifestyle changes can generally be enough to relieve pain and stiffness for the chondromalacia symptoms associated with this condition, also known as a type of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), anterior knee pain syndrome, or runner’s knee....

A whole lot of high schoolers are apparently getting over any concerns about the Big Three military academies–Annapolis, the Air Force Academy, West Point. A boost of patriotism fueled by 9-11 and two quick wars, as well as a slow job market and a teenager boom, have driven up applications by 17 percent since pre-9-11 days. There’s even a hot Academy book, David Lipsky’s “Absolutely American,” perhaps the best portrayal of life at West Point....

It’s not that Bosh and Lewis have similar medical diagnoses. They don’t. After Lewis died of a heart attack, it was revealed that he’d suffered from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that causes scars and enlarges the heart. Bosh had a blood clot that moved from his leg to his lung last year, putting him at risk for a fatal pulmonary embolism, but returned to play this year....

Christie announced his diagnosis in a tweet, writing: “I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19. I want to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have reached out to ask how I was feeling in the last day or two.” The Trump ally had tweeted Friday that he felt fine and wasn’t experiencing any symptoms, but said in his message Saturday that he would be receiving medical attention....

A card billed as ‘Born Rivals’ pits Chris Eubank Jr against Conor Benn at a catchweight of 157lbs in a fight that, to many British boxing fans, doubles up as the third instalment of the rivalry their fathers shared in the early 1990s. Those bouts saw Chris Eubank stop Nigel Benn in the ninth round of a brutal thriller at Birmingham’s NEC in November 1990 before the pair boxed to a draw before 40,000 fans at Old Trafford three years later....

Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported on Sunday that Hogan will sign with the Jets, pending a physical and testing for COVID-19. Should he pass, Hogan will sign with New York and run the gamut of the division: He played three seasons each for the Bills and Patriots from 2012-15 and 2016-18, respectively, and was a practice squad member/reserve for the Dolphins in 2011 and ‘12. MORE: Washington’s Alex Smith cleared for football activity 21 months after gruesome injury...

Chris Mansa who portrays firefighter Mason Locke in the NBC drama did not appear in the premiere episode, titled “Hold on Tight,” prompting some concerns that the actor had left the show. Chris Mansa Teases ‘Chicago Fire’ Return as Mason Locke In the premiere episode of Season 11, Mason was noticeably missing from Truck 81’s team at Firehouse 51, later on it is explained that Mason had left Chicago in order to help fight forest fires in Colorado....