As the number of storm-related deaths climbed past 100 across the Southeast, authorities were rushing to airdrop supplies, restore power and clear roads after massive rains from Hurricane Helene left people stranded and without shelter. Helene left at least 116 people dead, CBS News confirmed, and caused widespread destruction. Thirty fatalities were reported in Buncombe […]
Sarah Katz steered clear of energy drinks because she knew they could be risky for her, but the 21-year-old college student with an underlying heart condition didn’t know to avoid Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade, her shattered mother says. Katz, a standout undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania, died from cardiac arrest in September 2022 after […]
The health ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza has published a report listing the names of more than 6,000 “documented deaths” in Gaza since the October 7 terror attacks on Israel, after US President Joe Biden questioned the reliability of Palestinian casualty figures. The report stated that between October 7 and 26, 7,028 Palestinians were killed, including […]
There has been a dramatic rise in Ukraine’s number of dead, according to new estimates by unnamed US officials. Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead – the Ukrainian armed forces have reiterated that their war casualty numbers are a state secret. The figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New […]
Officials in New York City are trying to put a stop to people climbing aboard the roof of moving subway cars, also known as “subway surfing,” amid a rise in accidental deaths. They’ve repeatedly asked social media companies to take down videos of the stunts to discourage future incidents. New York Police Department Chief of […]
India’s railway minister has suggested a signal fault led to the Odisha rail disaster, with a “change in electronic interlocking” the likely cause. Ashwini Vaishnaw later said the cause and people responsible for the deadly three-train crash in eastern India had been identified but did not elaborate. India’s Railway Board said there had been “some […]
A jarring new report finds a sharp and significant increase in unhoused people dying in Los Angeles County — up 70% between just 2019 and 2021, according to county health officials. That number of deaths marks a new record high and the first time L.A. County has had more than 2,000 people experiencing homelessness die […]
Two Army Blackhawk helicopters collided in the air above Kentucky during training exercises Wednesday night, causing “several” casualties, military officials said. The two 101st Airborne Division helicopters crashed during “a routine training mission” over Trigg County at around 10 p.m., Fort Campbell officials said. Early Thursday, the 101st Airborne Division confirmed that the crash left […]
At least 23 people were killed, dozens injured and four missing after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled Mississippi on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said. The greater storm system is pushing east Saturday morning. “We have numerous local and state […]
When the history of America’s long, devastating opioid crisis is finally written, 2022 may be remembered as both a low point and a turning point. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the avalanche of overdose deaths — driven largely by the spread of illicit fentanyl –may have crested in March. Researchers […]
As a massive winter storm continues to blast much of the US with brutal winter weather – leading to at least 37 deaths nationwide – parts of western New York have been buried by up to 43 inches of snow, leaving vehicles stuck and power out for thousands during the Christmas weekend. New York Gov. […]
More than 3,500 Americans died of long-COVID-related illness during the pandemic’s first 2 ½ years, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Long COVID lacks a specific definition, but generally covers signs, symptoms, and conditions that continue or develop after initial infection. The […]
