This is a KFF Health News story. Vincent Wasney and his fiancée, Sarah Eberlein, had never visited the ocean. They’d never even been on a plane. But when they bought their first home in Saginaw, Michigan, in 2018, their real estate agent gifted them tickets for a Royal Caribbean cruise. After two years of delays […]
STORY: ::May 17, 2024 ::Protesters slam a new law in Peru that labels trans identities as a mental disease ::Lima, Peru ::The health ministry says the move lets trans people, among others, access more health benefits ::Critics say it uses outdated classifications of gender identity and sexual orientation Gahela Cari Contreras/Transgender activist “Many years ago, […]
More than 250 passengers on a P&O cruise ship have fallen ill with suspected norovirus. A source said guests had been “throwing up in public spaces” around the ship. A P&O spokesperson said there had been numerous reports of guests with “gastrointestinal symptoms.” Hundreds of holidaymakers on board a P&O cruise ship have been taken […]
Passengers onboard a Condor flight from Mauritius to Frankfurt, Germany, earlier this month mysteriously “became ill,” needing airsick bags during the flight, the airline said. Upon arrival, the plane was met with emergency vehicles and medical staff. During the Germany-based carrier’s nearly 12-hour-long flight on May 2, 70 of the 290 passengers reported feeling nausea […]
A 28-year-old Scales Mound, Ill., woman was taken into custody Saturday after a standoff with law enforcement, a news release says. (jodaviess.org/sheriff) Shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jo Daviess County Deputies learned that Jesse J. Jones, a wanted felon, was at an address on West Blackjack Road in rural Hanover, Ill., the release says. Deputies […]
Patricia Cooke, the daughter of Robin Waddell, was in a North Texas courtroom every day for the trial of her mother’s killer. Cooke took the witness stand Thursday evening to deliver a victim impact statement after Johnson County jurors voted to impose a death sentence on Jerry Elders. She told Elders she wouldn’t call him […]
A major medical operation took place at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport on Thursday after dozens of passengers reportedly fell ill on a Condor flight from Mauritius. Emergency services were mobilized at the airport after the crew of Condor flight DE2315 informed the Frankfurt control centre that passengers had complained of feeling unwell. After the flight landed […]
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ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar has thanked everyone for their “kindness and good wishes” as he recovers at home after being treated in hospital. Omaar, the ITV News international affairs editor, was presenting the News At Ten programme on Friday when he appeared to struggle to read the news bulletins – sparking concern online. Following […]
Two summers ago, a Miami-Dade police officer issued a warning to Gamaly Hollis about the continuing calls to deal with her mentally ill son, who was prone to violent outbursts and brandishing knives and a BB gun around wary neighbors. “If you have a problem with the way the police deal with your son, like […]
A 74-year-old politician with “critical” health issues is in jail as Togolese authorities crack down on dissent, an spokesperson for the nation’s opposition coalition says. Tensions heightened after Togo’s parliament passed a bill proposing huge changes to the political system. Elections scheduled for 20 April were later postponed. Five opposition lawmakers were arrested for campaigning […]
The family of a man shot and killed by Homestead Police on Saturday morning is denouncing his death as an injustice, while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates the shooting and the officers involved remain on administrative leave. “He was ill, and he didn’t have guns. It was an injustice,” the man’s partner, Karen […]