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Illinois Health Officials Offer Tips to Stay Safe This Halloween
With Halloween quickly approaching, Illinois health officials are offering tips to stay safe this year, both from the spread of viruses and from injuries that are more common during spooky season.
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3 Dua Lipa Concertgoers Injured After Unsanctioned Fireworks Are Set Off During Toronto Show
Three concertgoers suffered from minor injuries after unauthorized fireworks were set off during Dua Lipa’s show in Toronto.
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Injured in Haiti Quake at High Risk of Infection, Amputation
Haitians continue to show up at hospitals seeking care for injuries two weeks after an earthquake battered their country.
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Jeff Bezos Is Obsessed With a Common Amazon Warehouse Injury
Jeff Bezos is known for tackling big issues and in his last annual letter included musculoskeletal disorders, a common workplace injury in Amazon warehouses.
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5 People Hospitalized After Alleged Drunk Driver Crashes Storefront in Hollywood
Five patients were taken to a trauma center this afternoon — at least four of them initially listed in serious to critical condition — after an SUV with an allegedly drunk driver behind the wheel crashed into a storefront on Hollywood Boulevard, authorities said.
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Do These Four Stretches Before Shoveling Snow to Prevent Injuries
Thousands of Americans injure themselves while shoveling snow every year, with muscle and ligament injuries being the most common. Here are four stretches you can do before grabbing that shovel to help prevent injuries.
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Police Investigating Arson As Cause of Fatal East Chatham Fire
Police believe a fire that killed a 60-year-old man in East Chatham Saturday morning may have been started intentionally.
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‘Heroic': Worcester Firefighter Dies Saving Fellow Responders During Blaze
A Worcester, Massachusetts, fire lieutenant died early Wednesday as he and his crew attempted to save a baby and others from a raging fire. Chief Michael Lavoie said in a press conference that Lt. Jason Menard, a father of three, succumbed to his injuries after his “heroic efforts” to save people in the four-alarm fire at 7 Stockholm Street.
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Man Sentenced 12 Years for Shooting Teen at Aurora Party
A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he shot a teen at a party in west suburban Aurora in 2017.
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Mom of ‘Terminally Ill' Child Accused in Her Death
The 2017 death of Olivia Gant, a 7-year-old whose “bucket list” of final wishes evoked heart-touching news stories, wasn’t the result of multiple diseases – it was a murder carried out by her mother, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday.
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Mom Who Touted Daughter's ‘Bucket List' Accused in Her Death
A Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl’s “bucket list” of dreams to fulfill before she died has been indicted on a murder charge in the 7-year-old’s death that was previously believed to be from a terminal disease. In a grand jury indictment revealed Monday, Kelly Renee Turner, 41, also known...
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Seoul Police Up Security After Anti-US Rally at US Envoy Residence
South Korean police said Saturday they beefed up security at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Seoul after a group of anti-American students used ladders to break into the compound. They were protesting demands by the Trump administration that South Korea pay more to help cover the costs of keeping U.S. troops in the country. Officials from three Seoul police stations...
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Guaranteed: Eagles-Cowboys Winner Will Be 1st in NFC East
One thing is guaranteed when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Dallas Cowboys; the winner will take over first place in the NFC East.
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Doctors Turn to Thumbs for Diagnosis and Treatment by Text
Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn’t even leave her dining room.
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Washington Redskins Fire Head Coach Jay Gruden
The Washington Redskins have fired head coach Jay Gruden after an 0-5 start to the season, the team has confirmed.
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Woman Injured After Deer Jumps Through Window of Long Island Hair Salon: Police
A woman was injured when a deer jumped through the window of a Long Island hair salon and crashed into her, police said.
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Former Cheerleader Sues University, Alleging Coaches Ignored Concussions
An ex-cheerleader who suffered multiple concussions while on the University of California, Berkeley’s cheerleading team, filed a lawsuit against the school, USA Federation for Sport Cheering, and her former coaches, for repeatedly endangering her health and safety, according to a complaint filed this week in Alameda County Superior Court.
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32 Parachuting Soldiers Hurt, 4 Hospitalized in Mississippi
Military officials are investigating after 32 parachuting soldiers were injured _ four badly enough to require hospitalization _ when 87 jumpers were blown into trees during a night training exercise in Mississippi. Injuries during training jumps are fairly common, but the scale of this accident is fairly rare, Col. Christopher Landers, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry...
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Far South Side Fire Damages 6 Vehicles in Roseland
A fire in an empty lot Monday in Roseland left at least six vehicles damaged on the Far South Side.
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Fog Makes for Tricky Morning Commute
Storm Chaser gives a look at foggy conditions in the Chicago area during the Monday morning commute. Susan Carlson reports.