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A 72-year-old man who suffered “multiple strokes 300 miles offshore of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii” aboard a cruise ship last week is recovering after being airlifted to a hospital, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced.Video of the rescue shows a Coast Guard medevac helicopter hovering over the Holland America Line’s Koningsdam ship on Thursday, before it lowered a basket for the man to go into prior to being hoisted and taken to Honolulu’s Queen’s Medical Center.Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a notice the day before that the cruise passenger had multiple strokes, and a flight surgeon recommended that he be medevaced…
A Canadian women’s college basketball conference championship game on Saturday night saw a transgender player score 21 points in victory and ultimately win tournament MVP. Trans athlete Harriette Mackenzie led Vancouver Island University (VIU) to a 69-59 victory over Columbia Christian College (CBC) in the PACWEST Championship game. Mackenzie finished the game with 10 rebounds in addition to the athlete’s game-leading 21 points. Mackenzie was then awarded conference tournament MVP in a ceremony after the game. It capped off a season in which the athlete punished competition on the court, leading the entire conference in scoring by a 62-point margin over the…
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Volkswagen is recalling more than 60,000 U.S. cars in response to a failure to display the gear position that could lead to a vehicle rolling away if the parking brake is not engaged, increasing the risk of crashes. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the announcement on Saturday, impacting 60,490 electric cars.The affected vehicles include certain 2021-2023 Volkswagen ID.4 as well as 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-Tron and Q4 e-Tron Sportback cars, the NHTSA said. TESLA RECALLS OVER 376K VEHICLES OVER POTENTIAL POWER STEERING ISSUE Audi Q4 e-tron compact luxury crossover battery electric…
An Indiana couple is accused of inflicting “nutritional” neglect on their 10-year-old son, zip-tying him and covering his head with a towel so he could not watch TV and telling his siblings to beat him up.Melody Rose Greenwood, 38, and Adam Jon Greenwood, 36, each face preliminary charges for neglect of a dependent.The abuse was uncovered when the “extremely skinny” child was taken to Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital for an exam that revealed “nutritional” neglect and child abuse, Muncie Police said, according to the Muncie Star Press.The suspected abuse was reported to the police.HUSBAND OF RUBY FRANKE, UTAH…
A vast majority of American adults say they have consumed alcohol at some point — yet experts warn that alcoholic beverages could be a “gateway drug” to more harmful substances.More than 84% of adults in the U.S. report having drunk alcohol in their lifetime, according to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).That same survey found that among underage Americans (12 to 17 years of age), more than 21% had consumed alcohol.DITCHING ALCOHOL AND GOING ‘CALIFORNIA SOBER’ — HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWWhat is a ‘gateway drug’?Dr. Kenneth Spielvogel, senior medical officer at Carrara Treatment in…
A vast majority of American adults say they have consumed alcohol at some point — yet experts warn that alcoholic beverages could be a “gateway drug” to more harmful substances.More than 84% of adults in the U.S. report having drunk alcohol in their lifetime, according to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).That same survey found that among underage Americans (12 to 17 years of age), more than 21% had consumed alcohol.DITCHING ALCOHOL AND GOING ‘CALIFORNIA SOBER’ — HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWWhat is a ‘gateway drug?’Dr. Kenneth Spielvogel, senior medical officer at Carrara Treatment in…
A record-breaking roller coaster was demolished at a Six Flags park in New Jersey on Friday, marking the end of a thrilling chapter in amusement park history.The Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure was destroyed by demolition crews early Friday morning, three months after officials announced the closure of the ride in November. Aerial footage of the scene shows the steel beams of the roller coaster collapsing, creating clouds of smoke near one of the park’s parking lots. The ride opened in 2005.Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, a drop tower attached to Kingda Ka, was also destroyed during the…
Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s deaths as well as that of their dog could be the result of a tragic accident, according to forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden.A criminal investigation into the deaths of Hackman and Arakawa was launched Wednesday after New Mexico authorities found the 95-year-old actor, the 65-year-old classical pianist and one of their dogs dead in their Santa Fe home under circumstances deemed “suspicious.”Santa Fe Sheriff Department officials have said that there were no obvious signs of foul play and no external trauma was seen on either Hackman or Arakawa. After preliminary autopsies were completed,…
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched his bid for New York City mayor with a video posted on his X account Saturday, a development that followed . months of speculation that he would launch a comeback after leaving office in August 2021.In the announcement, Cuomo, who also previously served as the U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, acknowledged that “the greatest city in the world” is facing several challenges, touching on rampant homelessness, “random violence,” and other issues he believes are harming the Big Apple. A moped rider was struck by multiple vehicles on a New York City…
A New Jersey man accused of savagely killing his brother and ripping out his eyeball attempted to kill himself inside his jail cell, according to the New York Post. Matthew Hertgen, 31, tried to hang himself at Mercer County Correction Center just hours after he made a virtual court appearance in relation to murder charges he is facing for the slaying of his 26-year-old brother, per the report, citing a law enforcement source.Hertgen is accused of killing his brother Joseph at the family’s luxury Princeton apartment last Saturday, allegedly with a knife and golf club. Police believe Matthew may have ripped out his brother’s eye and tried to eat it, a…