HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said Monday. Jim McGrath said on Twitter that the 93-year-old Bush is “responding to treatments and appears to be recovering.” He was admitted Sunday morning to Houston Methodist Hospital after an infection spread to his blood, McGrath said. Barbara Bush was laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony attended by her husband and former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and their wives, along with current first lady Melania Trump. She was 92, and she and her husband had been married 73 years — the longest presidential marriage in U.S. history. The elder Bush uses a wheelchair and an electric scooter for mobility after developing a form of Parkinson’s disease, and he has needed hospital treatment several times in recent years for respiratory problems. He attended the funeral wearing a … [Read more...] about Spokesman: George H.W. Bush hospitalized with blood infection
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George H.W. Bush hospitalized with blood infection, spokesman says
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said Monday. Jim McGrath said on Twitter that the 93-year-old Bush is “responding to treatments and appears to be recovering.” He was admitted Sunday morning to Houston Methodist Hospital after an infection spread to his blood, McGrath said. Barbara Bush was laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony attended by her husband and former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and their wives, along with current first lady Melania Trump. The elder Bush uses a wheelchair and an electric scooter for mobility after developing a form of Parkinson’s disease and he has needed hospital treatment several times in recent years for respiratory problems. A year ago this month, Bush spent two weeks in the hospital for treatment of pneumonia and chronic bronchitis, a constant irritation of the lining of … [Read more...] about George H.W. Bush hospitalized with blood infection, spokesman says
Spokesman: George HW Bush hospitalized with blood infection
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said Monday. Jim McGrath said on Twitter that the 93-year-old Bush is “responding to treatments and appears to be recovering.” He was admitted Sunday morning to Houston Methodist Hospital after an infection spread to his blood, McGrath said. Barbara Bush was laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony attended by her husband and former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and their wives, along with current first lady Melania Trump. She was 92, and she and her husband had been married 73 years — the longest presidential marriage in U.S. history. The elder Bush uses a wheelchair and an electric scooter for mobility after developing a form of Parkinson’s disease, and he has needed hospital treatment several times in recent years for respiratory problems. He attended the funeral … [Read more...] about Spokesman: George HW Bush hospitalized with blood infection
Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized after contracting infection, spokesman says
Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized on Sunday after an infection he contracted spread to his blood, his spokesman said Monday. The announcement of the hospitalization comes just days after Bush's wife, Barbara, died at age 92. "President Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood," Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said on Monday. "He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering. We will issue additional updates as events warrant." This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. … [Read more...] about Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized after contracting infection, spokesman says
ISIS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir calls for attacks on West and Russia in first speech for nearly a year
ISIS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir has released his first speech in 10 months – calling for attacks in the West and Russia. The beleaguered group once controlled lands the size of the UK in Iraq and Syria, but is now clinging on to less than three per cent of its territories. Now, in a rambling 50-minute address released through pro-ISIS chatrooms on the messaging service Telegram, the group also called on fighters to target nations in the region, as well as World Cup host Russia. Abu Hassan discussed a “new phase” for future fights against Russia and Iran as the US disengages from the region. He said: “Make (Iran and Russia) a stage for all your operations, so that the pagans and the Russians after them would taste some of the hell of their tyranny. In the speech the senior ISIS chief also pledged his continued allegiance to Ieader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. There have been conflicting reports about his fate after the regime was run out of Mosul last year but … [Read more...] about ISIS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir calls for attacks on West and Russia in first speech for nearly a year