A child wellness exam is an annual back-to-school ritual to make sure they’re growing and thriving and protected from infection with the proper immunizations.
“Our mobile health center is in the community we alternate weekends and throughout the week we offer vaccinations for the uninsured as...
Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee, adding to a probe already underway following a third fatality during the company's annual Prime Day shopping event in mid-July.
All three Amazon...
Detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a child injured on Thursday afternoon in Broward County.
According to Gerdy St. Louis, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the intersection of Northwest 43 Street and Fifth Avenue in Oakland Park...
Technology is improving precision when it comes to treating tumors, especially in sensitive areas like the abdomen.
The Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, is increasingly using magnetic resonance imaging to guide radiation therapy and actually see it reach its target...
Police said Thursday that they are investigating actor Anne Heche for driving under the influence of drugs after a fiery crash into a Los Angeles house that left her with critical injuries.
Detectives with a search warrant took a sample of Heche's blood and found narcotics in her system, LAPD...
The U.N. nuclear chief warned Thursday that “very alarming” military activity at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine could lead to dangerous consequences for the region and called for an end to combat actions there.
Rafael Grossi urged Russia and Ukraine, who blame each other...
U.S. consumers are breathing a bit easier now that gasoline prices have come down from record levels, but pump prices are still high, and the two-month slide could be nearing an end.
The nationwide average price for a gallon of gas dropped to $3.99 on Thursday, according to AAA. That's down 20%...
Members of New Mexico's Muslim community pushed Thursday for the Afghan refugee suspected of killing four Muslim men to remain behind bars pending trial — citing previous accusations of domestic violence and video surveillance that appeared to show him slashing the tires of a vehicle parked...
U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country.
The competitive grants are more than double the amount awarded the previous year...
World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres, Jordan’s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will help relaunch the Clinton Global Initiative in September, when the gathering of international dignitaries returns after six years.
The two-day meeting Sept...
State and local officials have promised a coordinated response to ramp up monkeypox vaccinations, but a series of contradictory directives suggest a lack of communication among government agencies.
First, state health officials issued a statement on Tuesday saying they would postpone second...
Barry University played host to active shooter drills Thursday, as Miami Shores police brushed up on best practices for responding to a mass shooting.
Students, faculty and police simulated the situation from start to finish, with police responding to the college’s main library, where the...
Whether it's the fitness tracker on your wrist, the “smart” home appliances in your house or the latest kids’ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.
How that data is being used and protected has led to growing public concern and...
Akaya Giles was preparing to start driving students to and from public school starting on Monday in Broward County.
Giles, who described herself as a “rookie,” got into a school bus on Thursday and behind the wheel for a dry run of her route.
“It’s exciting and it’s hectic as well. You have...
A Broward County condo association president was arrested on charged of grand theft, accused of using association funds for his own personal use.
Residents say he was writing checks to himself, paying for repairs to his car and getting reimbursements for purchases at home depot, among many...
A Florida woman has an incredible birth story to share, after her son is born in a helicopter on her way to the hospital.
On Sunday, Ride Lidia Bucio was being taken by helicopter to HCA Lawnwood in Fort Pierce. Bucio said the medics on board were doing their best to keep her calm, but it was a...
Prosecutors in South Florida announced a second-degree murder charge Thursday against social media model Courtney Clenney related to the fatal stabbing of her live-in boyfriend.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the charge against the 26-year-old model during a news...
The father of 32-year-old Freddie Coard says he’s hoping for answers in the shooting death of his son at a southwest Miami-Dade park Tuesday night.
According to authorities, officers responded to Princetonian Park, near Southwest 252nd Street and 128th Avenue around 9:15 p.m., after receiving a...
If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you’re not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday.
Previously, the Food and Drug Administration had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection...
An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson didn’t speak in...
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