Boston Red Sox Manager John Farrell may be winning his battle with lymphoma cancer. The team announced late Thursday that tests conducted Wednesday showed the disease was in remission after months of treatment.
Farrell, age 53, was diagnosed with stage 1 Non-Hodgkin's Burkitt lymphoma on Aug. 14. He stepped away from the dugout to deal with the potentially deadly disease, handing over management duties to Torey Lovullo on an interim basis. The team finished the season in last place in the American League East division with a 78-84 win-loss record.
WASHINGTON — The first American killed in combat in Iraq since the war against Islamic State began there in 2014 died during a rescue operation to free captives who faced "imminent mass execution," Pentagon officials said.
U.S. and Iraqi special operations forces raided the compound in northern Iraq where the captives were congregated, freeing 69 Iraqi prisoners Thursday. The raiders killed and captured a number of militants and recovered what the Pentagon called a trove of valuable intelligence about the terrorist organization.
