Texas State

Fulshear, TX

Fox News

One Texas police officer is being lauded on social media for successfully wrangling a live alligator with his bare hands after it occupied a family's threshold.

SEE IT: Texas cop wrangles live alligator on doorstep with bare hands caught on camera: 'You're a hero!'

Los Angeles, CA

A group in California have been arrested for running a crime tourism ring that allegedly stole luxury goods, financial information and then laundered millions.

Crime tourism group operating out of LA car rental facility stole millions in heists, home thefts, feds say

Tennessee State

Chattanooga, TN

A Tennessee woman won a $3.45 million lawsuit after she was left with a "permanent" disfigurement from a surgery to remove cells a a doctor incorrectly believed had cancer.

Tennessee woman awarded $3.45M after she was disfigured by 'unnecessary' surgery

Dengue is a viral infection that’s on the rise, with many countries reporting a record number of cases this year. “Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-transmitted pathogen in the world, with 400 million infections globally each year,” says Bobby Brooke Herrera, Ph.D., assistant professor, Rutgers Global Health Institute, and assistant professor, department of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “It’s most localized to the tropics and subtropics around the equatorial belt.”

7 Symptoms of Dengue to Watch For, According to Experts

Florida State

The Independent

 More than 20 new cases of sloth fever were reported in the United States this week. Some 21 travelers returning from Cuba were found to have the disease, officially known as Oropouche virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only one case was reported in New York, and the remaining 20 in Florida. Three of the travelers were hospitalized.The virus was first detected in 1955 in Trinidad and Tobago, and nicknamed “sloth fever” after scientists found it in a three-toed sloth. The virus is typically found in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean and primarily...

Sloth fever has arrived in the US. Here’s what you need to know

New Hampshire State

Hampstead, NH

A healthy 41-year-old man in New Hampshire has died after contracting eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but serious virus spread by mosquitoes. The man, identified by his family as Steven Perry, tested positive for the virus known as EEE or triple E, and was hospitalized with severe central nervous system disease, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.

Healthy 41-year-old man dies from mosquito-borne virus EEE: 'Sudden and rare'

CBS News

The Oropouche virus, a potentially fatal disease also referred to as "sloth fever," has made its way to the United States, prompting questions about what Americans should know. On Tuesday, Florida's health department reported 30 cases of Oropouche fever in the state, all linked to travel from Cuba. There has also been one case reported in New York following travel.In an update Tuesday, the CDC said at least three of the initial cases reported in the U.S. were hospitalized and that the agency is "currently developing a plan for rapid detection and response" to the virus.Earlier this month, the Centers for...

What is sloth fever? The Oropouche virus and its symptoms, explained.

California State

More than a dozen people were diagnosed with a fungal infection after attending a huge California music festival this past May. The California Department of Public Health told NBC News that fourteen people were diagnosed with Valley Fever after attending the Lightning in a Bottle festival. At least three of the people were hospitalized with pneumonia-like symptoms.

14 People Diagnosed With Fungal Infection Following Huge Music Festival

TheConversationAU

You wake with a sore throat and realise you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to a doctor or just go to bed? 

Most respiratory illnesses have very similar symptoms at the start: sore throat, congested or runny nose, headache, fatigue and fever. This may progress to a dry cough. 

Best case scenario is that you have “a cold” (which can be any one of hundreds of viruses, most commonly rhinovirus), which is short-lived and self-limiting. 

But some respiratory illnesses can be much more serious. Here is a brief guide...

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

It seems like this has been the air travel summer from hell. The Microsoft outage, weather delays, and overall airport chaos have made going on summer vacation far more of an ordeal than it usually is. Every other day someone goes viral on TikTok for showcasing the ridiculous long lines at airports, or for exposing how long they’ve been sitting on the tarmac. Everyone you know has probably had some sort of airport horror story from this past summer.

‘This is my nightmare’: Entire plane full of passengers are abandoned by American Airlines without the ability to leave the terminal

Crystal River, FL

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Akeena

One steak dinner that might have left a bad taste recently is Cody's Roadhouse in Crystal River. The restaurant, located at 305 SE US Hwy 19, was temporarily shut down following a state inspection that uncovered a series of violations.

Florida steakhouse closed again due to dead roaches, bad odors, live insects and roaches

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NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Actress Heather Graham opened up about her relationship with her parents, noting that she hasn't spoken to them in over 25 years. Her parents warned her in high school that Hollywood would "claim my soul."

Actress Heather Graham hasn't spoken to 'estranged' parents after they warned Hollywood is 'evil'

San Antonio, TX

Texas attorney Jerry Hernandez was killed by his wife, Sonia, in a murder-suicide at their Shavano Park home in a suburb outside San Antonio, officials said.

Texas attorney killed in murder-suicide at $1.6M mansion

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

Colorado State

Wilmington, NC

Town Talks

Wilmington landed on a list ranking America's cleanest cities. Fortunately for the Port City, it was put in the clean category. American Lung Association, a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research, ranked 2024's Polluted Cities in America and the top 10 cleanest cities. Wilmington came in 4th on the clean list.

North Carolina City Has Been Named the Most Cleanest City in the State

A young preschool-aged boy accidentally shattered a nearly 3,500-year-old jar predating the Bronze Age, while visiting a museum in Israel last Friday.

Boy accidentally destroys 3,500-year-old artifact in Israeli museum

TikTok’s “Dancing Engineer” died this August after contracting a viral infection and succumbing to respiratory arrest. Jainer Moises Pinedo Vargas, 34, also known as TikTok’s “Dancing Engineer,” died on August 18 after suffering respiratory arrest caused by contracting dengue fever. On August 14, Vargas’...

TikTok’s “Dancing Engineer” dies aged 34 after contracting dengue fever

J. Souza

Tipping on cruise ships is always a controversial topic. Some cruise passengers believe that tipping should be a personal choice, and others argue that automatic tipping policies are necessary to ensure fair compensation for crew members.

Carnival Responds to Cruise Passenger Wanting to Remove All Tips from Bill

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'Sloth fever,' or the Oropouche virus, has entered the US, here's what to know

A disease transmitted by mosquitoes — the Oropouche virus, or sloth fever — has been detected in the United States. Travelers returning to the U.S. from...

'Sloth fever,' or the Oropouche virus, has entered the US, here's what to know

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