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(CHICAGO) -- Janice Will was diagnosed in 2012 with Parkinson's, a condition that causes parts of the brain to deteriorate, causing tremors and balance problems.“When she broke her femur and it was close to the artery…it could have been lights out,” Brandon Will, Janice’s son, said about his mother.Brandon, who lives with his mother near Chicago, Illinois, soon realized his mom needed 24/7 access to care.Since then, Janice, who is now […]

Dong Xudong/Xinhua via Getty Images (CHINA BAR, Calif.) -- A 16-year-old teen was rescued from a 50-foot deep mine shaft in Northern California on Monday after the rope he was using to climb back out of the hole snapped, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.The teen was saved after attempting to explore a mine shaft located in the Auburn State Recreation Area near China Bar, officials said.At approximately […]

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) -- Philadelphia Eagles fans flocked to downtown Philadelphia on Friday to celebrate the team's massive 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday's Super Bowl. The city expects 1 million people to attend Friday's parade and ceremony -- including kids. Philadelphia city offices and Philadelphia public schools are closed for the citywide celebration."We look forward to joyfully celebrating the Eagles' victory as a community, and we […]

(NEW YORK) -- The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument website on Thursday, which now only refers to those who are lesbian, gay and bisexual.What used to be listed as LGBTQ+, has been changed to LGB."Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, is a milestone in […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- One of the strongest storms of the season slammed fire-ravaged Los Angeles with heavy rain on Thursday, sending streams of mud and debris across roadways and sweeping a fire department vehicle off a Malibu road into the ocean, authorities said.A member of the Los Angeles Fire Department was inside the vehicle when it was swept off the road by a large debris flow and into the ocean, […]

(NEW YORK) -- After months of targeting transgender youth medical care, legislators in some states are now setting their sights on restricting funding for care for transgender adults.Lawmakers in at least eight states are seeking to restrict state or public funds from being used for gender-affirming care, limiting a patient's ability to use Medicaid to help pay: Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia.For Mason Kalinsky, that would […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plane experienced a mechanical issue while en route to Munich, Germany, on Thursday, according to a State Department spokesperson.The plane turned around returned to Joint Base Andrews before Rubio continued his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a separate aircraft, the spokesperson added.Rubio is now safely en route to Munich on a smaller aircraft, according to the State […]

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 19, according to the civil liberties groups behind the legal challenge to the order.Trump's order aimed to withhold federal funding to medical institutions that provide such care -- including puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries -- calling on […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Fourteen states have filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, challenging Musk's role as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency and accusing him of being a "designated agent of chaos" whose "sweeping authority" is in violation of the U.S. Constitution."Musk's seemingly limitless and unchecked power to strip the government of its workforce and eliminate entire departments with the stroke of a pen, or a […]