MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Officials say multiple people have been transported to the hospital after an ammonia leak was reported in Lackawanna County. First responders say they were called to the area of Fresh N' Lean in Moosic around 9:45 a.m. Monday morning. Thomas Taylor, Director of the Department of Emergency Management, said there was []
Myanmar is facing an acute humanitarian crisis since fighting escalated at the end of October 2023. The intensification of conflict has led to a lack of humanitarian access, a decimation of the healthcare system, and increasing fear of military conscription.
BEIJING >> Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people in riverside cities, while a search was underway for 10 others missing, state media said Monday.
No arrests have been made as of Sunday morning, according to Chicago police.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Five people are in critical condition after a three-vehicle accident occurred on a state highway near SpaceX, according to the Brownsville Fire Department. The accident happened at 7:30 a.m. Thursday off State Highway 4 heading towards Boca Chica. Assistant Chief Eugenio Cardenas with the Brownsville Fire Department says the three vehicles []
Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government’s disaster management department said on Wednesday. Neighbouring Pakistan has also been hammered by spring downpours, with 65 people killed in storm-related incidents as rain falls at nearly twice the historical average rate, officials told AFP. Dubai’s flagship Read More
At least two people have been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a fire broke out at a multi-family home in Wallingford. The fire happened Wednesday evening on Geneva Avenue. One person was transported to the hospital by LifeStar. Another person was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries, crews said. Deputy Fire Chief Sam Wilson said
Authorities are investigating an assault against a teenager carried out by around 15 suspects in Westchester. The incident happened on Monday, April 15 just before 8 p.m. at 361 Main St. (Route 1) in New Rochelle, where officers found a 19-year-old victim on the ground with multiple contusions to his face, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. The victim was then taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to witnesses, the victim had...
Three people were arrested after Saturday night’s fatal shooting of two teen girls that shocked the city of Napa, officials said Tuesday. John Nicholson Jr., 22, of Vallejo was detained Monday evening and booked into Napa County jail; he faces two felony counts of murder, the Napa Police Department said in a news release. Jessica Whitten and Judith Adolph, both 19-year-olds from Santa Rosa, were arrested Tuesday at 3 a.m. on suspicion of aiding in a felony, the police said. Police received a...
When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations are working to change that reality.
Two people are in hospital following two separate stabbings in downtown Toronto on Friday. Toronto police were first called to Bay Street and Dundas Street West at 5:23 p.m. Officers located an individual with a stab wound. The victim was taken to the hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition, Toronto paramedics said. Police have no information about the suspect. STABBING: Bay St & Dundas St E 5:23pm - reports of a stabbing in the area - officers are...
Abuja, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Infections contracted in healthcare facilities, such as sepsis and pneumonia, cause thousands of preventable deaths in sub-Saharan Africa every year, a new study revealed. The post Hospital-acquired infections kill thousands in Africa every year first appeared on Prensa Latina.