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How heat waves, climate change put people with disabilities at risk
Xurzon/iStock(NEW YORK) -- It was more than 90 degrees in Moranda Rasmussen's Portland, Oregon, apartment during a historic heat wave late last month when the 27-year-old began to panic. They have cer...
Jul 08, 2021
9-year-old helps deliver baby sister with mom's help
Courtesy Angelica Gunn(NEW YORK) -- One 9-year-old is getting an early start in the medical field. When Angelica Gunn, 30, from Belton, Missouri, started having intense contractions on June 28, her hu...
Jul 08, 2021
Delta is now the dominant coronavirus variant in the US, CDC says
hocus-focus/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India is now the dominant strain in the United States, according to the Centers fo...
Jul 07, 2021
Nearly 150 COVID-19 cases tied to Texas church summer camp
Myriam Borzee/iStock(LEAGUE CITY, Texas) -- Nearly 150 children and adults have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a church summer camp in Texas, officials announced. The Clear Creek Communi...
Jul 07, 2021
Biden doubles down on vaccine efforts after missing July 4 goal
Sarah Silbiger/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President President Joe Biden is doubling down on efforts to get more Americans vaccinated despite missing his self-imposed Fourth of ...
Jul 06, 2021
Nearly 150 COVID-19 cases tied to Texas church summer camp
LightFieldStudios/iStock(LEAGUE CITY, TX.) — Nearly 150 children and adults have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a church summer camp in Texas, officials announced. The Clear Creek ...
Jul 06, 2021
Feds warned last spring of spike in violence and extremism during pandemic: Memo
nycshooter/iStock(NEW YORK) -- While COVID-19's surge has ebbed, violence is on the rise across the United States. There has been a rash of gun violence in what President Joe Biden called an "epidemic...
Jul 05, 2021
Why a focus on mental health is essential for students returning to school in the fall, experts say
smolaw11/iStock(NEW YORK) -- It's been a school year like no other in recent memory -- combining the challenge of remote and hybrid learning for millions with the agony and strain of a pandemic that h...
Jul 05, 2021
Opera singer delivers her own baby in the car while husband drives
Courtesy of Emily Geller Hardman(NEW YORK) -- One woman was prepared for every aspect of her daughter's birth -- except for the location. Emily Geller Hardman, 35, was 37 weeks pregnant when she atten...
Jul 05, 2021
Surfside building collapse's mental toll
iStock/Francesco Scatena(NEW YORK) -- More than a week after the building collapse in Surfside, Florida, 24 people have so far been confirmed dead, with 126 still unaccounted for. As search and rescue...
Jul 04, 2021
