by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2021 | Entertainment, Headlines
At least eight people were killed and dozens more were injured at a music festival in Houston on Friday night after a large crowd began pushing toward the front of the stage, the city’s fire chief said at a news conference. The crowd surge, during a performance by the...
by Jim Heath | Jan 19, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths today, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly...
by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
With COVID-19 fatalities rising as high as 4,000 in a day, CDC scientists predict the death toll could increase by nearly 25 percent – more than 92,000 – in the next three weeks. By the end of the week ending in February 6, the agency estimates the US...
by Jim Heath | Jan 2, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The US marked a sobering start to the new year yesterday as COVID-19 hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the 31st day in a row, with more than 2,000 new deaths, while California’s healthcare system continues to grapple with a shortage of hospital beds. At...
by Jim Heath | Dec 27, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The United States has reached a grim milestone: 1 in 1,000 Americans has died from COVID-19 since the country’s first reported infection in late January. The statistic is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Johns Hopkins University. On Saturday, the national...
