Tag: DEATH

Families Cling to Hope as Condo Collapse Toll Rises to 9

SURFSIDE, Fla.—The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday. One person died in the hospital, and workers pulled four more bodies from the wreckage, the mayor said. Scores of rescue workers remained on the massive pile…


At Least 64 Dead in Ethiopian Airstrike on Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—Ethiopia’s military on Thursday said it was responsible for a deadly airstrike on a busy marketplace in the country’s Tigray region. Health workers said the attack killed at least 64 people, including children, but the military insisted only combatants were targeted. A military spokesman, Col. Getnet Adane, told journalists that fighters supporting the…


Watchdog: Nursing Home Deaths up 32 Percent in 2020 Amid Pandemic

WASHINGTON—Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32 percent last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims. The report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services…


Bidens Announce Death of ‘First Dog’ Champ

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Saturday announced the passing of their German Shepherd Champ, who they called a “constant, cherished companion” for 13 years. “In our most joyful moments and in our most grief-stricken days, he was there with us, sensitive to our every unspoken feeling and emotion. We love our…


Aunt Adopts Her Nieces and Nephew After Sister’s Sudden Death: ‘I Will Get Through With God’

In the wake of her sister’s sudden death, a woman from De Moines, Iowa, has herself stepped into the role of mom for her five nieces and one nephew. Debra Simmons is adopting all six children, aged 6 to 19 years, as the family grieves its immense loss together. While Simmons has exhausted her savings…


Oklahoma Jury Recommends Death for Alleged Serial Killer

OKLAHOMA CITY—A jury in Oklahoma has recommended a death sentence for an alleged serial killer who was convicted of kidnapping a woman from a car wash and killing her more than 20 years ago. The jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for William Lewis Reece, who was convicted last week of first-degree murder for…


Mounting Evidence Supports Use of Ivermectin

When it comes to the treatment of COVID-19, many Western nations have been hobbled by the politicization of medicine. Throughout 2020, media and many public health experts warned against the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), despite the fact that many practicing doctors were praising its ability to save patients. Most have been silenced through online censorship….


Orange County Records 56 New Cases of COVID-19

SANTA ANA—Orange County has reported 56 new COVID-19 infections, as hospitalization rates maintain some of the lowest numbers since the first couple of months of the pandemic. There were 21 new cases reported May 30, when hospitalizations stood at 63. Meanwhile there were 15 intensive care unit patients. Orange County chief executive Frank Kim told…


On Living and Dying: Advice From a Doctor Who Deals With Terminally Ill Patients

The COVID-19 pandemic may finally be slowing, but the pandemic has shone a stark light on one human problem that we’ll never escape. One day books analyzing the pandemic will fill whole rows in libraries, but no analysis can dim the glaring human condition that we must face—the fact that we’re all going to die….


Three Tacoma Officers Charged With Murder in Death of Man in Police Custody

Three Tacoma, Washington police officers have been charged in the death of a Black man who died while in police custody last year.