We now have U.S. fatality data for 2022, which should be mostly complete. Fatalities for the year still ran well above pre-pandemic levels but were down from 2020 and 2021. Prior to the pandemic, there were about 2.8 million fatalities each year in the United States. For many years, fatalities have grown consistently at a…
Survivors Grapple With Aftermath of Deadly Tennessee Flood
WAVERLY, Tenn.—Anna Mays woke up in a panic attack Monday, thinking she was back in the rising floodwater. Two days ago, she had been clinging for her life to the front door of her duplex in rural Tennessee as the water inched up to her neck. Her brother was hanging onto a tree. Then Mays…
14 People Shot Overnight in Chicago, Including 3 Fatalities
Talia Soglin and Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Chicago police overnight were called to two separate attacks, each of which left three people shot, one fatally, according to authorities. Those six people, including the two who died, were among a total of 14 people shot in less than 14 hours, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday,…
Multiple People Dead in Mass Shooting Near San Jose VTA Light Rail Yard: Sources
By Rick Hurd From The Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif.—Multiple people are dead in a mass shooting early Wednesday morning near a VTA light rail yard and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, according to authorities. The shooter is also dead, authorities said. Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office spokesman Russell Davis confirmed the shooters’ death but…
Nearly Half of Portugal’s COVID-19 Deaths Were in January
LISBON—Portugal reported close to half of all its COVID-19 deaths in January, highlighting a severe acceleration in cases that has prompted several European nations to offer help. Hospitals across the nation of a little more than 10 million appear on the verge of collapse, with ambulances sometimes queuing for hours because of a lack of…
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