March 28, 2024

Hawaii Fires: Death Toll Climbs to 36 as Flames Engulf Maui

Zeke Kalua/County of Maui via AP The death toll in the wildfires ravaging Hawaii climbed to 36 late Wednesday evening, Maui County officials said. The identities of those killed were not included in the brief statement which confirmed “firefighting efforts continue.” As Breitbart News reported, earlier in the day the toll stood at six in a wildfire that has

Children of incarcerated mothers must also pay toll of their parent’s crimes as separation puts them at risk

Dressed in her Sunday best — pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle tutu — Crystal Martinez’s 4-year-old daughter proudly presents her with a multicolored bouquet of carefully crafted tissue paper flowers. With her 5-year-old son nestled on her lap, laughing in delight, Martinez holds out her arms and pulls the girl into a hug […]

WATCH: ‘Tranq’ Drug Taking Heavy Toll in Philadelphia as Addictions Rise

The “tranq” drug is taking a costly toll in Philadelphia, and video footage posted Thursday shows those caught in its grip. The Kensington area is apparently filled with people slumped over and passed out, the New York Post reported Saturday, citing video footage shared by TikTok user urbanvisuals2.0. In the clip, individuals are being recorded

New Zealand cyclone death toll up to 8, expected to rise

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rose to eight on Friday, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said and he warned that the number was expected to increase as emergency crews make contact with hundreds of cut-off communities. The cyclone, which hit New Zealand on the uppermost region of the North Island on Sunday […]

Reports: Los Angeles Hospitals at Capacity, Turning Away Ambulances, Planning for Rationed Care as COVID Death Toll Mounts

Los Angeles area hospitals are at a breaking point due to the coronavirus pandemic in Southern California, where the mounting death toll has overwhelmed intensive care units and led to contingency plans for possibly rationing care. Though coronavirus hospitalizations are stabilizing in parts of California, patients are still overwhelming hospitals in a large swath of…

Wildfires now up to 100 miles wide as death toll reaches 40

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — They fled in fear nearly a week ago. Now they’re ready to go back. While wildfires are still burning powerfully in parts of Northern California, some of the tens of thousands of evacuees are getting antsy to return to homes that aren’t under immediate threat. Others want to see if they […]

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