Mississippi parents share 1st photos with their ‘miracle’ quintuplets together
Courtesy of Haylee Ladner(PURVIS, Miss.) — For the first time this week, a Mississippi couple got to hold their baby quintuplets together and commemorate the milestone with a couple of precious family photographs.
Haylee and Shawn Ladner of Purvis, M…
Everything you need to know about the rare fungal infection that’s infected nearly 100 people in Michigan
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nearly 100 cases of a rare, fungal infection have been linked to a Michigan paper mill.
Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) said 19 cases of blastomycosis have been confirmed wh…
For Black women, most pregnancy-related deaths happen weeks or months after childbirth
Wanda Irving(NEW YORK) — Shalon Irving knew her newborn daughter Soleil for less than one month.
Three weeks after giving birth to Soleil, now 6, Shalon Irving, who is Black, died from complications of high blood pressure on Jan. 28, 2017 .
“My daug…
American couple held for ransom in Haiti released nearly a month later
Toussaint and Imbert Family(NEW YORK) — After being held for ransom for nearly a month in Haiti, a Florida couple was released Thursday after negotiations with their kidnappers, the Haitian National Police and the couple’s family told ABC News.
Jean-…
Husband sentenced to life in prison in wife’s 13-year cold case murder
Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A Minnesota judge sentenced a man to life in prison without parole Thursday for the death of his first wife, 13 years after police said he shot her over their financial troubles and lied to investigators that…
Virginia lawmakers honor teacher shot by 6-year-old student
(Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a resolution recognizing Abby Zwerner, 25, for what they characterized as courageous actions, saying she earned the …
Biden announces plan to expand health care coverage for DACA recipients
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that, if finalized, would open eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arr…
Book ban battle threatens Texas library system’s fate
Diana Vyshniakova / EyeEm / Getty Images(LLANO COUNTY, Texas) — A Texas county’s library system is being threatened amid an ongoing battle over banned books.
On Thursday, the Llano County Commissioners Court will discuss whether to “continue or cease…
Former DNI John Ratcliffe is latest Trump adviser to appear before Jan. 6 grand jury: Sources
Al Drago/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s one-time director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, appeared before a federal grand jury investigating Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar w…
Suspect arrested in Bob Lee’s death, police say fellow tech executive knew Cash App founder
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Police arrested a fellow tech executive for the killing of 43-year-old Cash App founder Bob Lee, the San Francisco Police Department said on Thursday.
Police identified the suspect as Nima Momeni, 38, who…