Robin Alderman faces an agonizing reality: Gene therapy might cure her son Camden’s rare, inherited immune deficiency. But it’s not available to him. In 2022, London-based Orchard Therapeutics stopped investing in an experimental treatment for the condition, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. And there are no gene therapy studies he can join. “We feel like we are the […]
About 170 campers at the YMCA Camp du Nord near Ely are stranded with their vehicles behind a washed out road following heavy rains in the area, and officials are working on getting them out of there. “Everyone’s doing really well,” Michel Tigan, vice president of adventure and camp operations for YMCA of the North, […]
In the fall, Kourtney Kardashian Barker, then pregnant with her and rocker husband Travis Barker’s first child together, announced that she had undergone “urgent fetal surgery” and credited doctors with “saving our baby’s life.” Months later, the reality star — who gave birth to the couple’s son, Rocky, in November — is sharing more details […]
In the fall, Kourtney Kardashian Barker, then pregnant with her and rocker husband Travis Barker’s first child together, announced that she had undergone “urgent fetal surgery” and credited doctors with “saving our baby’s life.” Months later, the reality star — who gave birth to the couple’s son, Rocky, in November — is sharing more details […]
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun returns to his seat after speaking directly to family members of those killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 crashes during his opening statement before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Boeing’s broken safety culture on Capitol Hill on June 18, […]
Adopters and guardians of children from Indiana’s foster care system will soon receive more money to help with expenses, the Indiana Department of Child Services announced Wednesday in a news release. Beginning July 1, families will be entitled to the same amount of financial support that went toward their child’s care when they were in […]
Two families are struggling after last Thursday’s violent crash on Highway 12 left a Kennewick man dead and a Burbank man hospitalized. Daniel T. Zarate’s family is preparing for his funeral while Joshua P. Hoover’s relatives are by the side of the 37-year-old father of three for an expected lengthy recovery, according to family members. […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – High caseloads and limited staff at the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are leading to families waiting for closure in their loved ones’ deaths. One of those is the family of Joyce Alexander. She wants to know why her brother died after suddenly collapsing 14 months ago. “We don’t […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. Claudia Zúniga, 35, married in 2017, or 10 years after her husband came to the United States. He moved […]
United Way of Story County relies on community partnerships to identify hunger needs and establish support throughout the summer. Story County was estimated to have a food insecurity rate of 9% in 2022, according to the nonprofit’s most recent data. Twenty-seven percent of all students in Story County were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch […]
Wherever I go across the Hudson Valley, the number one challenge I hear from people is the tremendous financial pressure they are under right now. Elected officials at all levels need to do everything they can to lower costs across the board — from housing to groceries to transportation. That’s why, since day one, I’ve […]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Families were able to unleash their playful and competitive spirits today in honor of Father’s Day. “Bonkers Family Fun Center” located in Topeka ran a special to allow kids, dads and families to enjoy some time together. The special included two $15 play cards, a large cheese pizza and a pitcher of […]