World & Nation
The first coronavirus vaccinations arrive nearly 11 months after the nation’s first case was diagnosed.
Dec. 15, 2020
California
A hospital system used bone and skin from a firm suspected of selling untested parts.
Dec. 25, 2005
A 30-year-old woman beat the odds to give birth to identical quadruplet girls without using fertility drugs.
March 23, 1997
An 11-month-old boy who crawled out the window of his family’s apartment and plunged 17 stories to the ground died Saturday, five days after his fall.
June 8, 1986
Science & Medicine
Using the drug fludarabine as the first line of defense keeps chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) at bay longer than standard treatment, but it does not affect overall survival, according to a study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine.
Dec. 14, 2000
Sports
Veteran jockey Herb McCauley suffered multiple injuries when his mount fell while in close quarters during the third race Friday at Aqueduct.
March 9, 1991
Taller women are more likely to have twins, researchers have found.
Oct. 2, 2006
Jockey Angel Cordero suffered a broken right arm when he was thrown from his mount in a four-horse spill during Sunday’s second race at Aqueduct.
Jan. 13, 1992
Teen-age athletes exposed to passive smoking at home are four times more likely to have problems with coughing and diminished lung capacity than athletes from non-smoking families, according to a study.
July 6, 1987
Apprentice jockey Angel Vasquez Jr. sustained multiple injuries today when his mount, Best to Be Lucky, clipped heels and fell during the second race at Aqueduct.
Oct. 31, 1990