This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?

This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On his first day of school at Newcomer Academy, Maikel Tejeda was whisked to the school library. The 7th grader didn’t know why. He soon got the point: He was being given make-up vaccinations. Five of them. “I don’t have a problem with that,” said the 12-year-old, who moved from Cuba early … Read more

Prince Harry’s 40th birthday marks the moment the royal scamp moves to middle age

Prince Harry’s 40th birthday marks the moment the royal scamp moves to middle age

LONDON — Prince Harry was always something different. From the moment he first appeared in public, snuggled in Princess Diana’s arms outside the London hospital where he was born in 1984, Harry was the ginger-haired scamp who stuck his tongue out at photographers. He grew to be a boisterous adolescent who was roundly criticized for … Read more

Indyanna, 2, was walking strangely – then doctors found a tumour the size of a golf ball on her brain

Indyanna, 2, was walking strangely – then doctors found a tumour the size of a golf ball on her brain

Indyanna, 2, was walking strangely one day — a few weeks later, a brain scan revealed she had a tumour the size of a golf ball on her brain. And while it took several weeks to reach that diagnosis, what came next happened very quickly — she was operated on that day, and now faces … Read more

Germany’s first hobby horsing championship gallops through Frankfurt

Germany’s first hobby horsing championship gallops through Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s first hobby horsing championship will gallop through Frankfurt this weekend, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses. Roughly 300 riders — mostly youngsters, but there are about 20 adults enrolled — are expected to canter around a gymnasium Saturday and … Read more

Derek Edwards used first-aid training to save his wife Donna’s life, now he’s urging everyone to learn CPR

Derek Edwards used first-aid training to save his wife Donna’s life, now he’s urging everyone to learn CPR

A Perth mother is lucky to be alive after she choked on her food then suffered a heart attack, before her husband put his first-aid training into action and saved her life. Derek and Donna Edwards on Saturday met the St John WA emergency dispatcher who talked Mr Edwards through resuscitating his wife just over … Read more

Dogs bring loads of joy but also perils on a leash

Dogs bring loads of joy but also perils on a leash

NEW YORK — The cuddles. The loyalty. The worshipful eyes. There’s a lot of joy in having a dog, not the least of which is heading out for a brisk walk. And therein lies a peril some dog people should pay more attention to. Over the past 20 years, injuries related to dog walking have … Read more

She met a man on a rooftop bar on her first night in Paris. Her life changed forever

She met a man on a rooftop bar on her first night in Paris. Her life changed forever

To Erin Tridle, it felt as though the universe paved the way for her to meet the love of her life years before their actual meeting. “There was a lot of happenstance, fate, whatever you want to call it, that played into this,” is how Erin describes it to CNN Travel today. The first step … Read more

Australian rental market: Best and worst states for renters revealed in new market research data

Australian rental market: Best and worst states for renters revealed in new market research data

New South Wales has taken the top spot as the state with the worst suburbs for renters, according to new data. NSW recorded a whopping 12 suburbs rated 100-out-of-100 on the recent Rental Pain Score Index, compiled by market research brand SuburbTrends. Queensland was not far off with 10 suburbs. South Australia had six, Western … Read more

Friends rally around prominent NSW fishing identity and mother-of-four Melanie Nast Young after devastating diagnosis

Friends rally around prominent NSW fishing identity and mother-of-four Melanie Nast Young after devastating diagnosis

Several months ago, four NSW children lost their grandfather. Just weeks later, the children were rocked by the death of their father. They have now been told their mother has just six months to live. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Melanie Nast Young is only 45 but has been diagnosed with … Read more

Woolworths customer shocked to find ‘live maggots’ in roast chicken purchased at Mt Hawthorn store

Woolworths customer shocked to find ‘live maggots’ in roast chicken purchased at Mt Hawthorn store

A northern suburbs shopper has revealed her shock at discovering “maggots” in the roast chicken she purchased from a Woolworths supermarket. The Leederville resident, who requested to be referred to as Sarah, purchased the popular deli item at Mt Hawthorn’s The Mezz shopping centre. Picking up the chicken on Wednesday afternoon, the busy working mother … Read more