Mitchell G. Patton

Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer will no longer be a part of the Los Angeles Dodgers two weeks after the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner was reinstated by an independent arbitrator following the league's announcement of a 324-game suspension in April 2022. Bauer missed the 2022 MLB season after being suspended amid sexual assault allegations. He made 17 starts in 2021 before being placed on paid administrative leave. The Dodgers had until the end of Friday to make a decision on Bauer. “The Dodgers organization believes that allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence should be fully investigated, with…

He Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an Alzheimer's drug that has been shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of the disease.The approval offers patients renewed hope after repeated failures to find effective treatments, even though there have been reports of side effects with the new drug, experts say. The drug, lecanemab, which will be sold under the name Leqembi, is an infusion of monoclonal antibodies given every two weeks.The FDA approved Leqembi for use in people with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease.The drug was approved in a fast…

Workers at the Tampa International Airport discovered a 4-foot boa constrictor inside a passenger's luggage, authorities said Friday.The coiled reptile was discovered as the luggage was going through an X-ray machine, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement. Images published by the agency. he showed the animal near a pair of shoes and what appeared to be a laptop.A 4-foot boa constrictor was recently discovered in a passenger's carry-on luggage at Tampa International Airport.TSA via Instagram"Our officers at Tampa International Airport didn't find it hysterical!" the agency said.The agency He says routinely screens pets, but animals should never be…