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Matthew McConaugheys wife aboard Lufthansa flight that dropped 4,000 feet

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Explore More Matthew McConaughey’s wife was among the passengers on board the Lufthansa flight struck by severe turbulence Wednesday — and has described the “chaos” as the plane plummeted “almost 4,000 feet.” Camila Alves McConaughey, 41, shared video on Instagram of the cluttered cabin after the mayhem on Flight 469, which was en route from Austin, Texas, to Frankfurt on Wednesday. “I was told plane dropped almost 4,000 feet, 7 people went to the hospital. Read More...

New Alzheimers drugs bring hope. But not equally for all patients.

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ABINGTON, Pa. — Wrapped in a purple blanket, Robert Williford settles into a quiet corner of a bustling neurology clinic, an IV line delivering a colorless liquid into his left arm. The 67-year-old, who has early Alzheimer’s disease, is getting his initial dose of Leqembi. The drug is the first to clearly slow the fatal neurodegenerative ailment that afflicts 6.7 million older Americans, though the benefits may be modest. The retired social worker, one of the first African Americans to receive the treatment, hopes it will ease his forgetfulness so “I drive my wife less crazy. Read More...

Saks Fifth Avenue closing womens store in downtown Manhattan

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Explore More Saks Fifth Avenue’s women’s store in lower Manhattan will shutter on Jan. 5 just two years after opening its doors, the company said. The swanky department store chain recently posted its strongest comparable-sales growth in five years, but the 86,000-square-foot women’s shop at Brookfield Place wasn’t a big enough draw compared to the Fifth Avenue flagship, company officials said Monday. “This Saks branch location was a test concept,” Saks said in a statement, adding that customers’ “preferred format is a combination of our digital channels and our iconic Fifth Avenue flagship. Read More...

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