Thick smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Manitoba, Canada, is sweeping across large portions of the United States this weekend, prompting health alerts in several states and turning skies hazy from the Great Lakes to the Midwest. Driven by steady north-to-south winds, the smoke began blanketing parts of Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin early Friday, pushing air […]
The United States is facing its worst measles outbreak in six years, with over 1,046 confirmed cases reported across at least 30 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 1,000 infections nationwide. Children hardest hit. Most were never vaccinated. A significant portion of those cases 728 infections, are concentrated […]
In a chilling case of life imitating art, a woman in Argentina was injured after part of a cinema ceiling collapsed while she was watching the horror film Final Destination — a movie known for its eerie portrayals of freak accidents and near-death experiences. Fiamma Villaverde, 29, was celebrating her birthday on May 19 at […]
A 21-year-old man is in critical but stable condition after being shot by a Miami police officer during a traffic encounter near a Caribbean music festival on Sunday, May 25. The shooting, which took place during the “Best of the Best” festival in downtown Miami, is now under investigation by the Florida Department of Law […]
Jamaica is celebrating a historic milestone, as the country’s poverty rate has dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1989. According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), the national poverty rate fell to 8.2% in 2023—nearly half of the 16.7% recorded just two years earlier in 2021. The announcement was made by […]
