BARBARA BUSH IN ‘ GREAT SPIRITS’
HOUSTON— Former first lady Barbara Bush, who was reported in “failing health” over the weekend, is in “great spirits” and the family is grateful for “everybody’s prayers and thoughts,” her granddaughter said Monday. Jenna Bush Hager, an anchor on NBC’s “Today” show, told the program that Bush is resting comfortably with family. “She’s a fighter. She’s an enforcer,” Hager said.
McCain undergoes surgery
Sen. John McCain was in stable condition after undergoing surgery for an intestinal infection related to diverticulitis, his family said Monday, the Arizona Republic reported. McCain, 81, who is battling a deadly form of brain cancer, has been in Arizona since Dec. 17.
Pulitzer for Weinstein coverage
NEW YORK— The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the # MeToo movement. The Times and The Washington Post took the award in the national reporting category for their coverage of Russian meddling in the 2016 U. S. presidential election. One of the biggest surprises of the day came in the non- journalism categories when rap star Kendrick Lamar was awarded the Pulitzer for music, becoming the first nonclassical or non- jazz artist to win the prize.
Wi- Fi name prompts evacuation
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan gym patron looking for aWi- Fi connection found one named “remote detonator,” prompting an evacuation. Nothing was found in the search Sunday at Planet Fitness in Saginaw Township. Saginaw Township police Chief Donald Pussehl said there was “no crime or threat” and noted people often have odd names for Wi- Fi connections.