Photos: Jess William Seeks Joint Custody Of Kids In Divorce

Jesse Williams isn't looking for a fight over child custody in his divorce ... according to docs.
TMZ obtained the divorce petition filed by the "Grey's Anatomy" star on April 11, and he is requesting joint physical and legal custody of their 3-year-old and 1-year-old kids.

Politics Today: Trump prepares executive order spree in dash to 100-day mark

President Trump has dismissed the end of his first 100 days in office as an “artificial” marker, but he’s packed the final stretch with a burst of executive orders and lofty legislative goals covering health care, tax reform and more.

Before Saturday’s deadline, Trump plans to sign at least four executive orders -- including one aimed at easing regulations on offshore oil and gas exploration and another to protect whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs, under a microscope for failing to provide adequate patient care. Another would direct the Interior Department to review prior national monument designations.

Do You Know What Thyroid Disease Looks Like? VIEW

The American Thyroid Association (ATA) documents how an average of 20 million Americans will develop some form of thyroid condition. That’s no small number! If left untreated, thyroid disease can affect cardiovascular wellbeing, pregnancy, and bone health. There are two thyroid conditions – Hyper and hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism leads to excess production of T3 and T4 thyroid hormones, whereas hypothyroidism results in underproduction of hormones. Understanding thyroid health is essential for disease control and prevention. Do you know the signs and symptoms of thyroid disease?

What Hyperthyroidism Looks Like

Finally Bob Dylan Agrees to Receive Nobel Prize in Stockholm

© Christopher Polk, Getty, AFP | Bod Dylan had declined the invitation to attend the traditional Nobel Prize banquet and ceremony on Dec. 10 last year, pleading other commitments


Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will receive his Nobel Literature Prize diploma and medal in the next few days in Stockholm, where is he due to perform this weekend, the secretary of the Swedish Academy said on Wednesday.

The Academy's decision to give the bard of "Blowin' in the Wind" the literature prize caused controversy, only deepened by Dylan's silence about the award for weeks afterwards and his no-show at the annual banquet in December.

"The good news is that the Swedish Academy and Bob Dylan have decided to meet this weekend," Sara Danius said in a blog post. "The Academy will then hand over Dylan's Nobel diploma and the Nobel medal, and congratulate him on the Nobel Prize in Literature."

Canadian Investors Look to LA, Where Some Celeb Homes Rival Inner-City Toronto

    The pool party-ready childhood home where actress sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning once lived is on the market in L.A. for $2.59 million US. Some Toronto        inner-city homes are rivaling the cost of celebrity pads in Hollywood. (zillow.com)

Some actors selling Hollywood homes for same price as family dwellings in coveted Toronto areas.

As if housing market prices in Toronto aren't discouraging enough, it hurts even more knowing a celebrity pad in Los Angeles can be comparable in price to some homes in the downtown core.

A Hollywood Hills house owned by Oscar-winning Dallas Buyers Club actor Jared Leto, for example, is currently listed for sale at $1.9 million US.

According to the listing by Modern Living LA, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home is "hidden behind a quiet façade," has a recording studio and "a gorgeous lagoon-style pool surrounded by an expansive patio and lush mature landscaping."

Angela Merkel says she won't change course on refugees despite election rout

                                          Angela Merkel looks shaken as she addresses the media in Berlin in the wake of her poll humiliation Getty

Angela Merkel conceded that her “open door” policies on refugees had caused her ruling Christian Democrats to suffer humiliating losses to the xenophobic Alternative for Germany party in state elections, but the Chancellor insisted she would not change course on the divisive issue.

Speaking for the first time about her party’s rout, some 18 hours after polls closed on Sunday night, a visibly shaken Ms Merkel told a press conference in Berlin that her policies  which allowed more than a million refugees to enter Germany last year had determined the outcome of the weekend’s election.

Describing the result as a “bad day for the CDU [Christian Democrats],” she admitted that her policies had so far brought “no lasting solution” to the refugee crisis. However she said she was committed to finding a “European solution” to the problem during her meetings with the EU and Turkey later this week.

Still On Trump Inaugural: Palm Beach County’s Cline, Florida Crystals, NextEra, Geo gave big

Trump inaugural: Palm Beach County’s Cline, Florida Crystals, NextEra, Geo gave big

Coal-mining billionaire Christopher Cline of North Palm Beach is among three dozen or so contributors who gave at least $1 million to President Donald Trump‘s inaugural committee, according to a report filed this week.

Other big inaugural donors from Palm Beach County include West Palm Beach-based sugar giant Florida Crystals Corp. ($500,000), Juno Beach-headquartered NextEra Energy ($250,000) and private prison contractor Geo Corrections Holding of Boca Raton ($250,000).

Trump’s inaugural committee raised $106.8 million, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Questions: Are people ready to embrace artificial intelligence and robotics in healthcare

The population of the UK is the least willing among 12 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to consider using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics as alternatives to traditional healthcare channels. That’s the finding of research that PwC commissioned to look into global variations in attitudes to healthcare technologies.  So does that mean for the UK these technologies are likely to be a non-starter? Far from it. Nearly four out of ten (39%) people surveyed in the UK said that they would be willing to engage with AI and robotics for their healthcare. And extrapolating those findings to the wider population indicates a significant potential market.

What the survey also tells us is that the younger the demographic group, the more likely they are to see new health technologies in a positive light. Well over half of 18 to 24 year olds would be willing to engage with AI and robotics to take care of some of their health. And if even only a proportion started to use more services that could start to realize big savings. Those could, in turn, make a serious contribution to addressing the challenges facing the health system in the UK.

Its Fresh, Simple, And Quick: 7 Stress Hacks You Can Use in the Next 5 Minutes

When you get stressed by a deadline, a bad driver, or a tax bill, your brain and body go into “fight-or-flight.”  Your heart beats faster, you breathe more rapidly, and your muscles tense up.  Because the stress response is rapid, you need to find stress relief strategies that you can engage quickly.  There’s no time to have a long conversation with yourself.  Luckily, science is helping us find new, simple and quick ways to de-stress that rely on recognizing the brain’s stress response (or worry and rumination response) and activating different brain networks to calm things down.

1. Recognize when you begin to feel stressed

When you get stressed a part of your brain called the amygdala hijacks the brain into a state of readiness for fighting or fleeing (called the fight or flight  response). This is because the stressors our ancestors faced were more acute and physical (like a prowling lion). When you start to go into "fight-or-flight," your breathing gets more shallow, your heart beats faster, and your muscles get tense. This response is generally quite rapid and caused my surges of adrenalin and cortisol  coursing through your body. If you practice watching for the first signs of stress (like your shoulders tensing), you can catch the response early in the process before your brain is completely hijacked.

2. Take a few slow, rhythmic breaths with long exhales

Slow rhythmic breathing activates the vagus nerve - a large nerve that travels throughout the body and links your brain with your heart, lungs, gut and other major organs. The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows down the “fight or flight response and takes the body back into a relaxed state known as “rest and digest.”  Blood flows from your hands and feet back to your inner organs, since your brain assumes you no longer have to run or fight. To practice slow rhythmic breathing, breathe in for a count of 5, rest for a count of 2, then breathe out through either your nose or mouth for a count of 6. if this is too difficult, you can begin with a 4-2-4 rhythm and then work up to 5-2-6.

Politics Today: Kansas, Georgia Takeaway: Special elections results mixed in predicting future

Old-timers used to leaf through the Farmer’s Almanac to learn of prognostications for a blizzard churning around Valentine’s Day or to determine whether drenching rains would douse their fields come early May.

The Almanac’s soothsaying is said to rely on mathematical equations, tidal movements and the prevalence of sunspots.

Special elections are kind of like the political version of the almanac. Sometimes they unveil a lot about the upcoming political weather. Sometimes, not so much.

The former is why much of political Washington poured over the results in two House special elections of late. Pundits filleted and quartered every precinct and trend. These votes were the first barometer of the electorate since President Trump scored his stunning victory last autumn. It’s notable that these two Republican districts were even remotely in play.

Photos: Humm! Professional Golfer Rory McIlroy Marries Erica Stoll at Star-Studded Ceremony in Ireland

Professional golfer Rory McIlroy married his fiancée Erica Stoll at Ashford Castle in Co. Mayo, Ireland earlier today, E! News has learned.

Multiple outlets are reporting that the Irish golfing ace and his American lady love got hitched in a lavish, $250,000 wedding at the 13th century castle with a slew of celebs at their side, including Stevie Wonder, One Direction's Niall Horan, Ed Sheeran, 50 Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan and Coldplay's Chris Martin.

Nicole Richie wears floral caftan for grocery shopping with her two kids and sister-in-law Cameron Diaz

She's the founder and creative force behind successful lifestyle brand House Of Harlow 1960.

And on Saturday, Nicole Richie stepped away from her work duties for a shopping outing in Studio City with her children Harlow, nine, and Sparrow, seven.

The 35-year-old, who slipped on a colorful caftan for the grocery run, was joined by her sister-in-law Cameron Diaz, 44.

A NEED TO PROTECT: He Observed The Earth From Space. Now He’s Trying To Protect It From The Ground.

 Leland Melvin hasn’t been to space since the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidency, but he’s sure glad to be back on Earth now.

The former NASA astronaut joined thousands Saturday on the National Mall for “the March for Science,” a mass protest against an array of President Donald Trump’s policies that critics say attack or dismiss critical scientific evidence.

“I’ve seen the planet from the vantage point of space,” Melvin, 53, told The Huffington Post, ducking into a tent to avoid the chilly drizzle outside. “It’s a beautiful planet, but there are a lot of things that are going on and, without the data, without the science, we’re going to decimate our planet.”

According to Washingtonpost Why People Are Marching For Science: ‘There is no Planet B’

Thousands of people gathered in the rain Saturday on the soggy grounds of the Washington Monument to turn Earth Day into an homage to science. After four hours of speeches and musical performances, they marched down Constitution Avenue to the foot of Capitol Hill, chanting “Build labs, not walls!” and “Hey, Trump, have you heard, you can’t silence every nerd!”

The March for Science began as a notion batted around online on Reddit after the Women’s March on Washington, which was held Jan. 21, the day after President Trump’s inauguration. The idea snowballed after it was endorsed by numerous mainstream science organizations, which vowed that it would not be a partisan event. It eventually became a global phenomenon, held in more than 600 cities on six continents  and cheered on by scientists on a seventh, Antarctica.

Read The Shocking Story of a The Remarkable Recovery of a Woman With Advanced Colon Cancer

The remarkable recovery of a woman with advanced colon cancer, after treatment with cells from her own immune system, may lead to new options for thousands of other patients with colon or pancreatic cancer, researchers are reporting.

Her treatment was the first to successfully target a common cancer mutation that scientists have tried to attack for decades. Until now, that mutation has been bulletproof, so resistant to every attempt at treatment that scientists have described it as “undruggable.”

An article about the case, from a team led by Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg, chief of surgery at the National Cancer Institute, was published on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The patient, Celine Ryan, 50, an engineer, database programmer and the mother of five, has an unusual genetic makeup that allowed the treatment to work. She is now cancer-free, though not considered cured.

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