Photo by: UPI Hoda Kotb- Now 47, Kotb, co-host of “Today With Kathie Lee And Hoda,” was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery that year. “I was devastated,” she wrote. “But I was also determined to beat it.” She even managed to find something positive about the experience. “Staring down the scariest thing that could have happened to me gave me the strength to take on new challenges I didn’t have the courage to tackle in the past.” One of those challenges: asking for her current job.
A diagnosis of breast cancer is terrifying and overwhelming. But these celebrities - along with millions of other women - show amazing courage and persistence in fighting and defeating this illness:
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
Miami Heat president Pat Riley rebuked comments Jimmy Butler made about the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, while also implying that his star needs to play more.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the Padres-Marlins trade that sent Luis Arraez to San Diego, as well as recap all the action from this weekend in baseball and send birthday wishes to hall-of-famer Willie Mays.
An annual government report offered a glimmer of good news for Social Security and a jolt of good news for Medicare even as both programs continue to be on pace to run dry next decade.