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Unbearable heat suspected in 19 New Jersey deaths as high temperatures give way to thunderstorms
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (677+ words) Several days of scorching temperatures are suspected to have caused at least 19 deaths in New Jersey as a heat dome that had settled above parts of the central and eastern United States gives way to severe storms that have knocked…...
Residents in eastern Congo cling to hope as a new Ebola treatment trial begins
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (698+ words) Health workers interact at the Evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026, where Ebola clinical trials are scheduled to take place. Credit: AP/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne BUNIA, Congo " Residents at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are pinning…...
A child can drown in seconds. Doctors want more families to be prepared
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1025+ words) Children cool off at the Hamilton Fish pool, July 18, 2017, in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York. Credit: AP/Mary Altaffer NEW YORK " Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U. S. children have been drowning in recent years. "When…...
Autism remains widely misunderstood in parts of Africa. A mother in Guinea fights for her child
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (845+ words) Houssainatou Diallo, right, an advocate and communicator dedicated to supporting children with autism, spends time with Kazaliou Balde, an autistic child in Fria, Guinea, Saturday, May 16, 2026. Credit: AP/Fode Toure FRIA, Guinea " Kazaliou Balde's parents started worrying about him when…...
One person treated for suspected shark bite at Jones Beach
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (14+ words) The person was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment....
Venezuelan earthquake survivors search for missing pets at 'Hospital Mc Donald's"
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (723+ words) Gabriela Alves pets her dog, which she found alive in her apartment building a week after it was destroyed by the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, at a Mc Donald's restaurant being used as a temporary health center in La…...
125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (359+ words) The Ruby Princess is docked in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021. Credit: AP/Eric Risberg SAN FRANCISCO " More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday were infected with a stomach virus…...
Long Island's first West Nile virus detection found in Dix Hills mosquito sample
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (256+ words) West Nile virus is the most prevalent mosquito-borne disease in the nation. Credit: AP/Rick Bowmer Mosquitoes collected in Dix Hills last month have tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first this year, Suffolk County health officials reported…...
FDA issues highest recall alert for some Zapp's, Dirty chips over Salmonella risk
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (412+ words) Utz Quality Foods, LLC, a subsidiary of Utz Brands, Inc. , issued a coluntary recall of certain varieties of Zapp's and Dirty potato chips." Credit: FDA Long Islanders may want to check their pantries. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has classified…...
Finding freedom from the heat on July 4th will be a challenge in eastern US
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (615+ words) A vendor pulls out a bottle of water from a tank using dry ice to keep it cold, during a heat wave at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon…...