Corrie Izzy star Cherylee Houston's life off-screen including health battle and famous husband

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei (CREDIT: NASA) U.S. astronaut and Fairfax County native Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherNASA insists Vande Hei’s homecoming plans at the end of the month remain unchanged, even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in canceled launches, broken contracts and an escalating war of words by the Russian Space Agency’s hardline leader.

Yesterday the White House published a blog post titled "Let's Clear the Air on COVID," describing the virus as primarily transmitted through aerosols—small, tiny airborne particles.

FILE - Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, walks to the Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol on Sept.

PHOENIX - The Arizona Legislature on Thursday joined the growing list of Republican-led states to pass aggressive anti-abortion legislation as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court is considering ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in place for nearly 50 years.The House voted on party lines to outlaw abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, mirroring a Mississippi law now being considered by the nation’s high court.The bill explicitly says it does not overrule a state law in place for more than 100 years that would ban abortion outright if the Supreme Court overrules Roe v.

St. Patrick’s Day, you may need more than the luck of the Irish to make sure you actually appear in the photos. Students’ pictures were being shot in front of a green screen to be superimposed on a generic background later during editing, but since it was St. Paddy’s Day and the traditional garb was also green, some students quite literally disappeared from their pictures. Oliver Snow is one of those students.

CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County man is facing charges after prosecutors said his nephew suffered lethal exposure to fentynal that caused the child to have a medical emergency aboard a school bus and die days later.According to prosecutors, 36-year-old Troy Nokes manufactured fentynal at a home in Blackwood where he lived with his 12-year-old nephew. An investigation found that Nokes made the deadly drug the weekend before the child died and ordered him to clean paraphernalia that contained fentynal. Authorities responded to Gloucester Township Elementary School Jan.

This photo provided by the Fairfield Police Department shows Nohema Graber. FAIRFIELD, Iowa - Two Iowa teenagers murdered their 66-year-old Spanish teacher with a baseball bat, police allege, in new court documents released on Tuesday. Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller, both 16, are accused of killing Nohema Graber, 66, a woman who taught them Spanish at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Iowa, about 95 miles southwest of Des Moines. Both have been charged as adults with first-degree murder. Graber’s body was found hidden under a tarp, a wheelbarrow and railroad ties in a local park last November a day after she was reported missing.BACKGROUND: Teacher's body found under tarp at park, 2 students charged in killingGoodale also wrote Snapchat messages describing how he and Miller surveilled Graber, following her and killing her with a bat, where they hid her body and how they disposed of evidence, the newly released documents allege.The documents were unsealed by a judge this week. Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller, both 16, have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of the Spanish teacher Nohema Graber.

learning gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.In a news release, the Upper Grand District School Board said it is receiving just under $4 million from the Ministry of Education that will be allocated towards summer programming, reading intervention programs and student success initiatives. Ontario to revamp approach to literacy after damning report released “The plan will focus on students with the highest needs as a result of the learning disruption caused by the pandemic with a focus on literacy and numeracy needs,” Upper Grand said.The first phase will begin in the spring and will see the launch of a reading intervention program for elementary students, led by qualified teachers.It also includes support for secondary students struggling in their current courses.Phase 2 involves literacy and numeracy summer camps for elementary students and summer learning strategies courses at the secondary level.The third phase is the same as the first but will run from Sept.

This Morning.During Thursday’s (March 24) instalment of the popular ITV morning show, the 60-year-old agony aunt joined Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on the show to discuss all the issues concerning viewers on the show.Yet fans couldn’t help but notice that the broadcaster sounded a little worse for wear on the show as she launched into a coughing fit while live on TV.Now, the mum-of-two has revealed that she has contracted Covid-19 just hours after she appeared on the show.In a video she shared to her Instagram feed, the starlet explained how she was feeling “slightly queasy” but otherwise feels perfectly fine.As she help up a positive lateral flow test which clearly showed two lines on the test, she told her 135,000 followers: “Ah, well, here it is - I've got Covid. Gosh.

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Proning—lying on the stomach—has been useful for treating intubated, sedated COVID-19 patients, but a new study designed to tease out possible benefits for awake patients found that the method is difficult to use.

COVID-19 restrictions — including a rule mandating masks in all public spaces — health officials say the number of people in hospital and ICU due to the virus has risen.The week-over-week increase comes despite a drop in hospitalizations and ICU admissions reported in the last 24 hours. COVID-19: 4 more deaths, increase in hospitalizations reported in Manitoba According to numbers released by the province Thursday, Manitoba saw 128 new hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 and 11 new admissions to intensive care units due to the virus over the past week.That’s a 4.9 per cent increase in hospitalizations and a 57.1 per cent jump in ICU numbers.But while the overall numbers appeared to be on the rise in the last week, data reported on the province’s online COVID-19 dashboard show 369 people were in hospital with the virus as of Thursday morning, down 18 from Wednesday.The province says the of number people in ICU as a result of COVID-19 also fell to 18 as of Thursday morning, four fewer than had been reported 24 hours earlier.Meanwhile, health officials reported four additional deaths linked to the virus Thursday and released information about the 15 Manitobans with COVID-19 who have died over the past week.

a week prior. Two-dose coverage for those five and older is now 87.9 per cent, up from 87.7 per cent.For third doses, 50.8 per cent of people five and older have received a booster, up from 50.5 per cent a week earlier.

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People walk through Times Square on March 11, 2022 in New York City two years since the pandemic. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK - Here's a look at how the 10 most populous metro areas in the U.S. changed during the first full year of the pandemic, from mid-2020 to mid-2021, according to U.S.

COVID-19 vaccine fourth-dose campaign for the general population that would be launched in the fall.Quebecers most vulnerable to serious consequences from the disease — seniors over 80, immunocompromised people and residents of long-term care homes — can start receiving a fourth dose of vaccine next week, health officials said Wednesday. The same day, the immunization committee said the government should start planning to give second boosters out to everyone in a few months.In a written opinion released Thursday, the Comité sur l’immunisation du Québec recommended the government implement “a new vaccine strategy aimed at periodically boosting immunity against COVID-19 while also allowing for the ability to react to a possible emergence of a new variant of concern.”Quebec to offer 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine to at-risk groups as cases, hospitalizations riseA mass second-booster campaign, the committee suggested, could take place in September or October and target “either all persons authorized to receive vaccines against COVID-19, or those usually targeted by the seasonal influenza vaccination program.”Currently, only 52 per cent of the population aged five and older have received a third dose of vaccine, according to provincial health data.The committee released an analysis of hospitalizations and deaths that occurred between January and mid-March indicating that people 80 and older were almost 200 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than those under 60, and 16 times more likely to be hospitalized.

A pair of new studies detail the role of aspirin in the treatment of COVID-19, one estimating lower rates of in-hospital death and pulmonary embolism in moderately ill patients, and the other showing that blood thinners didn't decrease the need for organ support in critically ill patients.

Your heart health and lifespan could be boosted by drinking two cups of coffee a day, a new study has found.

HOUSTON - It's been nearly two weeks since a grand jury declined to criminally charge Deshaun Watson, now reports from the New York Times suggest a Texas grand jury is seeking another charge. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges, grand jury determinesAccording to the report, a grand jury in Brazoria County, just south of Houston past Sugar Land is looking into evidence from the 10th accusation of sexual misconduct against the former Houston Texans Quarterback. This new report also comes almost a week after Watson was traded to the Cleveland Browns. Texans General Manager Nicholas Caserio delivers remarks on Deshaun Watson joining the Cleveland BrownsThe grand jury’s decision in early March came about a year after the women first filed their suits, accusing Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis, or kissing them against their will during massage appointments. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex.Attorney Rusty Hardin held a press conference Friday after a grand jury determined Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges.During a special hearing in February, Rusty Hardin, Watson's attorney, asked the judge to delay the deposition of his client until there is a resolution with the criminal case filed against him, saying there will be prejudicial impacts.The judge ultimately ruled the deposition can go on, but will be restricted to the nine accusers who have not filed a criminal complaint.

Delta, American and United Airlines, and others are urging the White House to end a federal mask mandate on airplanes, along with international pre-departure testing requirements.The airline executives sent a letter to the president late Wednesday, saying the restrictions are no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment.This comes after the Biden administration decided this month to extend current mask requirements at airports, train stations, ride-sharing vehicles, and other transportation through April 18. The order was set to expire on March 18.In the letter, the CEOs told the president, "It makes no sense that people are still required to wear masks on airplanes, yet are allowed to congregate in crowded restaurants, schools and at sporting events without masks, despite none of these venues having the protective air filtration system that aircraft do."READ: CDC director expects COVID-19 to become a 'seasonal virus'Passengers who spoke with FOX 13 Thursday morning at Tampa International Airport said they feel it's time to ease mask requirements on planes and airports."I think it makes sense.

Jorge Navaheredia, 28,  (Salem County Correctional Facility)GLASSBORO, N.J. - Police have arrested a man they say burglarized two Glassboro homes in incidents where residents were still inside.Jorge L. Navaheredia, 28, is facing multiple charges in connection with the incidents including burglary, criminal trespassing, theft, and harassment. The first incident occurred inside a home on North Main Street around 5 a.m.

(AUSTRALIA OUT) Generic beer pouring, 25 January 2005. AFR Picture by ANDREW QUILTY (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images) HENDERSON, Nev. - A Nevada jury has awarded a special education teacher $8 million after a bar served him chemicals instead of beer causing him to suffer significant internal injuries, according to his attorneys. Lon Enwright, 38, won the case in Clark County District Court earlier this month after jurors deliberated for two hours.According to a news release, Enwright visited Barley’s Casino & Brewing Company in Henderson, Nevada, to watch a football game in December 2018.

Christopher Larue, 44 (Bucks County District Attorney's Office)PERKASIE, Pa. - A Lansdale, Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to prison after police say he robbed a bank in Bucks County and later attempted to shoot a Pennsylvania state trooper. Christopher Larue, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of armed bank robbery in the Oct. 2020 incident. According to court documents, Larue brandished a firearm and robbed a bank in Perkasie of $11,000 cash.

NATO Secretary-General Jen Stoltenberg said Thursday that the military alliance would provide Ukraine with equipment and training to protect against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.

Renfrewshire has seen a surge in covid cases taking the area into Scotland's top five virus hotspots.

ITV This Morning has been left in Covid chaos again. It comes Vanessa Feltz tests positive minutes after filming - leaving Phillip Schofield at risk. The 60 year old confirmed: "Well it is, gosh.

National Football League (NFL) games played with fans in the 2020 season, with mask mandates and physical distancing in place, had no effect on COVID-19 infections in the surrounding county, suggests a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).Led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, th

Ontario police deemed the so-called “Freedom Convoy” a threat to national security one week before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The White House has removed Dr. Mehmet Oz — best known as daytime TV's host of "The Dr.

Stephen Wilhite, the man who created the GIF aka the Graphics Interchange Format, has passed away at the age of 74.

Devolver Digital co-founder Mike Wilson has announced an annual game jam that focuses on mental health.Global Game Jam (GGJ) and DeepWell Digital Therapeutics announced that they are launching a new annual jam that will challenge entrants with creating a game that uses themes and mechanics that can be utilised in mental wellness treatment (via IGN).The jam will take place from May 1 to May 22. Those interested can register at the DeepWell website and submit their games.In a press release posted to their website, DeepWell explained that the game submitted must meet the following criteria:DeepWell DTx’s First Annual Mental Health Game Jam is committed to challenging our community to use their skills to create games that demonstrate how video game themes and mechanics can be utilized as treatment.For more details, see our press release: https://t.co/RphYHp8Bqc— DeepWell DTx (@deepwelldtx) March 23, 2022“The environment of a game jam is the perfect place for exploring and experimenting with new ideas and approaches to problem solving.

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A top holiday destination for Brits will be lifting most of their Covid travel restrictions in time for the Easter holidays. The Canary Islands will be scrapping various rules from this week, including capacity limits in both indoor and outdoor venues, which will now be able to operate at full capacity.

COVID on Thursday, with 165 in intensive care.This is up by 50 for hospitalizations but a decrease of 9  in ICUs since the previous day.Last Thursday, there were 644 hospitalizations with 199 in ICU.Data was not immediately available Thursday morning for the breakdown of those who a were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus. Mississauga city council votes to eliminate mask bylaw, aligning with province Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 2,561 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: U.S. President Joe Biden walks towards members of the press prior to a Marine One departure from the White House on March 23, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

Ukrainian servicemen carry a fragment of a rocket outside a building in Kyiv after it was destroyed by Russian shelling. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images) KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s cities stood under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders huddled in Brussels Thursday and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged them to provide "effective and unrestricted" support to his country.Four weeks into the deadly Russian onslaught, its forces appear to have stalled in many places in the face of fiercer-than-expected Ukrainian resistance.

Vanessa Feltz has revealed that she’s tested positive for Covid after coughing live on air.The TV star, 60, took to Instagram today, Thursday 24 March, just hours after filming in the This Morning studio and informed her 134,000 followers that she’d contracted the virus. “I’ve got covid. Gosh,” she began in the video.

Kyiv mere minutes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” in Ukraine exactly one month ago.The attacks from Russian forces — by air, by sea and on the ground — have barely stopped since Feb. 24, becoming more intense and brutal by the day.

COVID-19 vaccination clinic is closing at the end of March with the demand for shots winding down.The Cambridge Pinebush clinic is scheduled to close on March 30 as the vaccine rollout switches focus to after-school clinics and neighbourhoods where residents face barriers accessing doses. Waterloo Region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination clinic to begin winding down operations “The Pinebush clinic has always been a special space,” said Lisa Anstey, clinic manager from Grand River Hospital.“We were able to find the balance of being efficient while still providing a positive healthcare experience.

Ireland's older and poorer populations risk being left behind unless action is taken to address the nation's digital divide, according to a new report.

NEW YORK - Police are searching for two men involved in the unprovoked attack of a woman and the man who came to her defense aboard a subway train in Downtown Brooklyn.On Mar. 2 at about 5:25 p.m., a 28-year-old woman was traveling on a southbound A train as it approached the Jay Street Station when she was suddenly punched and kicked in the face multiple times by the suspects, said police.When a 29-year-old man tried to intervene, he was punched in the face multiple times, too.The suspects then fled at the Jay Street Station.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app!  |  Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersThe woman was taken to Cobble Hill Hospital in stable condition.

File image - Women with children are seen outside the main railway station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, near the Polish-Ukrainian border, as refugees from Ukraine wait to get on buses to other destinations in Poland, on March 24, 2022, following WASHINGTON - The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House announced Thursday. At the same time, Washington will increase its humanitarian assistance by welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and providing an additional $1 billion in food, medicine, water and other supplies.The White House announced the initiatives as U.S. President Joe Biden and world leaders gathered in Brussels for a trio of summits in response to the Russian invasion, seeking new ways to limit the economic and security fallout from the conflict.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the day's first meeting, an emergency NATO summit, where he called for "military assistance without limitations." He pleaded for anti-air and anti-ship weapons, asking "is it possible to survive in such a war without this?""It feels like we’re in a gray area, between the West and Russia, defending our common values," Zelenskyy said during the video address.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - In Miami Beach, authorities say they've had enough with the violence during spring break and are limiting alcohol sales in certain areas this weekend where a curfew is in effect.On Wednesday, city leaders ordered that "the sale or distribution of any alcoholic beverage(s) for off-premises consumption, with or without payment or consideration, therefore, shall be prohibited in the curfew area after 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022, after 6 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2022; and after 6 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect they say attacked and robbed a man as he walked home in Roxborough last week. The incident occurred on March 16 around 7 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Power cuts will be imposed for Friday (25), announced by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka on Thursday (24).Power Cuts for Friday (25)Groups PQRSTUVW:4 hours and 30 minutes from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM1 hour 50 minutes from 5:30 PM to 11:00 PMGroups ABCDEFGHIJKL:3 hours and 20 minutes from 8 AM to 6 PM 1 hour and 40 minutes from 6 PM to 11 PMFor local areas that will be affected click here.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Navy on Tuesday (22) entered into an agreement with Goa Shipyard Ltd, India for the construction of a Floating Dock.According to Sri Lanka Navy, the Floating Dock is a much-needed requirement for the navy, and it will be delivered to Sri Lanka as a grant from India.Sri Lanka Navy said that the Floating Dock will be established at the Trincomalee Naval Dock Yard within the next 30 months.It is paramount to annually direct the vessels and boats of the Sri Lanka Navy for underwater maintenance and repairs in order to increase their efficiency for service, said Sri Lanka Navy, adding that at present the Navy’s dry docks can only facilitate the underwater repairs and services of vessels and boats that weigh less than 350 tonnes.Sri Lanka Navy said that in order to direct its vessels and boats that are large in size for underwater repairs and services, the Navy has to secure the services of private floating docks, having to wait for a long time in their waiting lists, that cause considerable delays in maintaining the Navy fleet to its maximum standards.Sri Lanka Navy went on to note that in order to address the issue, delegates deliberated with neighboring countries from 2015 to 2017, and it was recommended that the Sri Lanka Navy required its own Floating Dock.The Navy added that further discussions on securing a Floating Dock from India were discussed at Military Staff Level meetings between India and Sri Lanka.Following a lengthy process, the Cabinet of Ministers in 2020 granted approval to obtain a Floating Dock from India as a grant and approved Goa Shipyard Ltd as the supplier.The Sri Lanka Navy in 2017 & 2018 procured two Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels from Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), and

Coronation Street, after she tries to convince Joseph to live with her.How will this affect their relationship? And how will Joseph react? Viewers will have to wait and see.Since joining Coronation Street in 2010, Izzy has become one of Weatherfield's most popular characters, becoming involved in huge storylines such as the birth of her son Jake.Fans were also delighted to see actress Cherylee Houston back on our TV screens, after she was absent from the soap due to the Coronavirus pandemic.Since then, Cherylee has spoken openly about her life away from the soap, including acting alongside her famous husband and filming scenes from home.Long before Cherylee Houston played Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street, she also had roles in other rival soaps.In 2005, the actress played Jemma Fairbank in Holby City, before going on to appear in Doctors as Belle Hutchinson and ITV soap Emmerdale as Maureen Smith.Cherylee has also appeared in TV series including Little Britain, The Bill and radio drama Tinsel Girl on BBC Radio 4.However, she most fondly known for playing Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street since 2010.She also formed the Disabled Artists Networking Community, which runs webinars and masterclasses for disabled artists and connects them with those working in the media industries.Talking about the community to Digital Spy, Cherylee said: "Over the last 12 months, as a society as a whole, our attitude towards diversity and change is really shifting."Being a disabled actor for 20 odd years, I know what people feel the blocks are, so we bring the solutions in a friendly way and we're beginning to see the changes already."Cherylee has spoken openly about her health battle, after first suffering joint pain when she was 11