Monday, 25 April 2022

Top U.S. war officials have a secretive meeting in Ukraine, and another college mourns an athlete's sudden death. Here's the latest.

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Two U.S. Cabinet members hold a secretive meeting with Ukraine's president, and the University of Wisconsin mourns the loss of a 21-year-old star athlete. Plus, what to know about the CDC's new alert for mysterious cases of hepatitis in children.

THE LATEST

U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense make secretive visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A pair of Cabinet members slipped into Kyiv on a train from Poland Sunday in the highest-level visit by U.S. officials since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to bring promises of new military and diplomatic support. "We're seeing that when it comes to Russian war aims, Russia is failing. Ukraine is succeeding," Blinken told reporters this morning.

A star track athlete at the University of Wisconsin dies at 21.

The family of junior Sarah Shulze, a runner on Wisconsin's track and field and cross country teams, shared the heartbreaking news that she died from suicide at 21. The scholarship runner was also a member of the student athlete council and a former intern at the Wisconsin state legislature. "Balancing athletics, academics and the demands of every day life overwhelmed her in a single, desperate moment," her family wrote. Her death comes a month after Stanford star soccer player Katie Meyer died by suicide.

🏥 There's a new alert for severe hepatitis in kids. Here's what parents need to know.

The CDC has issued a health advisory after a cluster of nine cases of severe hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, were found in children in Alabama. Dozens of other cases have been reported in Europe as well as two in North Carolina. The CDC warns of a possible association between hepatitis and a virus that causes cold-like symptoms. Here are the symptoms parents should look for.

Two fathers share their stories from a community where 107 brain tumors have been found.

Al Lupiano and Jason Wisinski are at the center of a growing medical mystery at one New Jersey high school. Lupiano, his wife and his sister were all diagnosed with brain tumors (his sister died at 44 in February), while Wisinski's wife and sister-in-law both died from brain cancer. They all have something in common: They grew up in the same area and attended the same high school. Now, Woodbridge Township is on a hunt to determine if there's a link between Colonia High School and dozens of brain tumor cases going back decades. "I hope to God that they can find something," Wisinski said.

Allegations against Bill Murray for bad behavior resurface after production was halted on his new film.

Stories about Bill Murray's alleged boorish behavior on movie sets over his career are resurfacing after the news that production on his new film "Being Mortal" was suspended last week. A complaint was filed, but Fox Searchlight would not comment about who it was against. The report of production being halted prompted people to share personal accounts of unpleasant experiences working with Murray on films like "What About Bob?" and "Charlie's Angels."

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

You don't have to wait for a backyard cookout to get the summer vibe going with these barbecue pulled pork sandwiches with an Asian apple slaw. Chef Jet Tila taught Savannah how to get that perfect combination of tender pork and tangy slaw with apple sweetness. And it wouldn't be complete without some homemade cornbread.

DAILY DELIGHT

A little pick-me-up before you go.

A Chihuahua from Florida named TobyKeith is old enough to celebrate his birthday with a cocktail after becoming the world's oldest living dog, according to Guinness World Records. The lovable pooch named after the country music star is now 21 years and 106 days old — the average age of a Chihuahua is 12 to 18 years — and he loves to start his day with a slice of turkey and a walk at 6:30 a.m. The oldest dog ever recorded was an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey who lived to 29 back in the 1930s, according to Guinness.