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Today in History

Today is Monday, April 7, the 97th day of 2025. There are 268 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 7, 1994, a day after the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi died in a missile attack on their aircraft, the moderate Hutu prime minister of Rwanda, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, and her husband were killed by Rwandan soldiers; in the 100 days that followed, Hutu extremists slaughtered hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell defeated Confederate forces at ...

Horoscope

ARIES (March 21-April 19). A new opportunity is imminent, but it’s a subtle one — only the astute observer will catch it. The more you watch, the more you understand timing, nuance and the natural openings that require no force to walk through. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Polarities are present in every aspect of life on this plane. Light and dark, strength and vulnerability, certainty and doubt — all serve a purpose. Instead of resisting one side, integrate all for optimal balance, depth and wholeness. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Most feelings last only a few minutes if you let ...

Beware conditions causing personality changes

Dear Annie: A few years ago, my husband — always kind, patient and gentle throughout our nearly 40-year marriage — began behaving in ways that shocked me. He became verbally cruel, aggressive, and would erupt in sudden fits of rage over seemingly nothing. It escalated to the point where he threw a plastic water bottle at me and threatened to hit me — something entirely out of character. I took it seriously, had him arrested and pushed for a medical evaluation when he refused to seek help on his own. To everyone’s surprise, tests revealed he had suffered a small stroke — ...

Not everyone with artery blockages needs surgery

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have HIV and pulmonary hypertension. I was part of a research study, and a scan found blockages of about 50 percent in my carotid arteries. I’ve never had any symptoms or a stroke. Do I need to have surgery? — V.P. ANSWER: In general, screening for blockages in the carotid arteries that provide blood flow to the brain is not recommended, but occasionally, I do see people who get the diagnosis made as part of a study or as a result of a diagnostic test that was performed for some other reason. Screening means that there are no present symptoms, and the ...

Guest house visitors ignore the house rules

Dear Heloise: My husband and I did something very similar to J.T.K. and R.E.K., by writing a letter to everyone who abused our hospitality when we bought our lake house. We thought the matter was settled, but little did we know that we opened a can of worms. My stepdaughter (my husband’s child) said at first they were offended, but they decided to “forgive us” and showed up on our doorstep with their three kids and two other children from their neighborhood. My husband sat them down, said under no circumstance were they staying, and listed our reasons why. They had planned to ...

Castellanos’ grand slam helps Phillies beat Dodgers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Sunday. The Phillies took two of three from the World Series champion Dodgers, a series that might not mean much by October but put a little juice into an early April weekend. Teoscar Hernández homered twice and had five RBIs for the Dodgers, whose only two losses this season came in this three-game series. Castellanos hit his eighth career grand slam on reliever Alex Vesia’s first pitch in the third inning. The ...