Alcohol and Strokes: New Study May Change How You Drink

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Measles at ‘Critical Point’?  The measles outbreak is now in 14 states, and in Arizona health officials said the spread is at a “critical point.” They want the 1,000 people who may have been exposed in their state to stay home for three weeks if they were not vaccinated. “We’re making a big deal out of this because we need to contain it now,” a health official said. And one dad wants his son’s school to ban any children who were not immunized.     Learn More

Hospital Explosion  Stunned and injured mothers carried their infants as they fled a maternity ward this morning after a gas leak caused a deadly blast at a children’s hospital in Mexico City. Most of the building collapsed and now 1,000 rescue workers are searching for survivors. “Everything is destroyed,” said one man, “but we were able to rescue babies."     Learn More

Cleanup & a New Storm Threat  People are scrambling to clear snow in Maine and Massachusetts, as a new storm threatens to compound the challenge. Boston’s narrow streets remain covered and today firefighters struggled to find buried hydrants while battling a fatal fire. The frozen conditions persist in Marshfield, Mass., and continued to force residents from homes.     Learn More

Alcohol and Strokes  The results are sobering. Heavy drinkers in their 50s and 60s were found to have a 34 percent higher risk of a stroke before age 75 than light drinkers. The drinking was also found to pose the same risks as diabetes or high blood pressure. One expert said “we are going to have to really reevaluate our attitudes towards drinking.” And the definition of a heavy drinker might surprise some.     Learn More

A ‘Ghost Boy’ Transformed  Doctors thought when an illness left 12-year-old Martin Pistorious unable to speak or control his muscles that he no longer understood the world around him. But he did. He was trapped in his body for a decade until someone noticed a glimmer in his eye. Now 39, he talked to us through a computer to share his incredible recovery, including earning a college degree and meeting his wife.     Learn More

Safer Rides  It’s getting safer to drive on the highway — the death toll fell by one third over the last three years. And, nine vehicles were singled out in a new study for being particularly safe.     Learn More

$1 Million Dream  It's one thing to tell kids they can accomplish anything. It's quite another to prove it. A Brooklyn, New York, principal who dreamed of a field trip to Harvard to inspire her students just got her wish. A chance encounter prompted a viral campaign and the donations are pouring in.     Learn More