AUSTIN, Texas — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is out of the hospital more than two weeks after suffering a heart attack and is continuing his recovery in a Texas rehabilitation facility. A Tuesday statement issued through a family spokesman quoted Ridge saying he’s making great progress and feeling much better. The 72-year-old Ridge was in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 16 attending a Republican Governors Association conference when he called for help at his hotel. He was the first homeland security secretary, serving under President George W. Bush until 2005.

Source: National Post December 05, 2017 23:03 UTC