The number of weekly pediatric infectious-disease cases fell just short of a pandemic record on Sept. 9, with more than 243,000 infections, according to the latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric COVID-19 cases have seen a recent exponential increase, the group notes, with nearly 500,000 cases added …

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A new-york-city” target=”_blank”>Rikers Island< in front of an Assembly member and a us-regions Monday during a chaotic tour of the out-of-control crime. Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D-Queens), who visited Rikers Island Monday morning alongside more than a dozen state and local elected officials, was inside the punitive segregation unit at the …

Too bad Disney Radio is off the air. Or not. A 1957 Ford Thunderbird originally owned by legendary Mouseketeer Annette Funicello has been put up for auction on the Bring a Trailer website and is the perfect retro ride for a cruise up the California coast with the top down …

A us-regions man who is the oldest living world-war-two” target=”_blank”>World War II< in the United States has marked his 112th birthday. Lawrence Brooks celebrated Sunday with a drive-by party at his New Orleans home hosted by the National World War II Museum, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. He also …

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The union representing us-regions crime sounded off about the suspension of a cop it says was ordered to “stand down” as a gathering of hundreds of revelers partied on campus – before a shooting erupted during the outdoor festivities, injuring three people.  The unidentified, veteran officer was placed on paid …

Police in us-regions were seen dropping off a pink envelope at the home of missing Long Island woman Gabby Petito‘s boyfriend — as authorities say they’re preparing for the possibility that something “sinister” has happened to her.  Petito, 22, was last known to be in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park …

A family-and-friends” target=”_blank”>father< in 2019, has surpassed his doctor’s prediction and he hopes others become “purveyors of positivity” after hearing his story. In 2014, David Lew, 38, learned he had stage 4 thyroid cancer. The diagnosis came as a shock because the lump on his neck had not been very …

And you thought a Rolls-Royce SUV was weird. Rolls-Royce plc – which we’ll clarify is a separate entity from the luxury car brand — has revealed a attributes mining truck powertrain it is developing in partnership with Indiana-based Flanders Electric. The concept is aimed at reducing the fuel consumption and …