Potchefstroom police are investigating cases of murder and culpable homicide after the bodies of a man and his wife were found dead in separate locations this week.Police suspect that the husband killed himself by jumping in front of an oncoming truck. They also believe that his wife was strangled.According to police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh,…
San Jose woman believed to be nation’s first COVID-19 death remembered On a memorial website, friends remembered Dowd as a graduate of St. Francis High School in Mountain View and a wonderful, caring person. SAN JOSE, Calif. - A San Jose mother and wife has become the nation's first COVID-19 death after the Centers for…
A respiratory therapist from Troy who was at one point intubated for 16 days and sick from COVID-19 is on the mend to recovery. Researchers are looking to learn more about whether a rare disease drug called Soliris — which she took as the first patient enrolled in a new clinical trial — helped with…
After Patricia Dowd died at home suddenly on Feb. 6 at the age of 57, her family was in shock. The woman was in seemingly good health, so the coroner’s explanation was all they had: A massive heart attack likely killed her before she hit the floor. This week came another round of jarring news:…
Details about the case we just learned about Wednesday, a posthumously tested San Jose woman who appears now to be the very first death from COVID-19 in the United States, are now coming in. And her family says she only reported a few days of flu-like symptoms, and then suddenly dropped dead of what they…
A batch of rice noodles was left unrefrigerated for more than 63 hours before serving. Published: November 13, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: November 13, 2026, 12:04 am Four people have been sentenced in Taiwan in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in 2024. In 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said five
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State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that