An Edmonton family of three will soon become a family of seven, with the arrival of quadruplets. It’s extremely rare to have spontaneous quadruplets. The odds are one in 67 million. “There have only been a handful of quadruplets that have been born in Alberta in the last 10 to 20 years,” said Tara Watson. … Read more
HONOLULU — A lawyer representing U.S. military families suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system in Hawaii asked a judge Monday to award plaintiffs a range of about $225,000 to about $1.25 million each in damages. In a closing argument at the end of a two-week trial in federal … Read more
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
Wildfires raging across Western Canada are sending smoke south of the border and prompting health warnings in several northern U.S. states for a second straight year. Air quality advisories were issued Sunday for parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin due to haze emitting from fires burning in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and … Read more
The NHS nurse who administered the world’s first Covid jab is launching a charity to help internationally-trained health workers reach their full potential. Filipina May Parsons found herself in the spotlight when she gave 90-year-old Maggie Keenan the groundbreaking inoculation in December 2020. She has since become one of Britain’s best-known nurses, receiving the George … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol on Monday ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting it on the 2026 ballot. The amendment would guarantee some of the nation’s broadest protections of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights if it is … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate for president, can’t seem to get his position straight on abortion despite access to the procedure being one of the biggest issues of the 2024 election. The potential spoiler candidate for either Joe Biden’s or Donald Trump’s much more viable campaigns has taken wildly different stances on the … Read more
DENVER (KDVR) — The journey to motherhood is not always traditional, particularly for those in the fight for their lives against cancer. One survivor in Colorado was extremely grateful on Mother’s Day with her firstborn now on the way. At 30 years old, Anabelle McLean learned she had stage three breast cancer. Just a year … Read more
One lung ravaged by COVID-19, the other damaged by lung cancer — this was the daunting reality facing 56-year-old Arthur Gillespie, a former police captain from Chicago. In March 2020, Gillespie found himself hospitalized for 12 days, battling a high fever. This came after he contracted COVID-19 following a visit with his father to see … Read more
Over 900,000 people live with dementia in the UK who are supported by 700,000 family carers. It costs the UK economy billions every year, and yet, it’s not the priority it should be. Let’s be crystal clear – dementia is the biggest health and social care issue of our lifetime. One in three people born … Read more
