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Month: July 2021

‘Estoy furiosa conmigo misma’: una paciente de covid no vacunada describe la agotadora enfermedad

Mariana Toro (CNN) — Sentada en su habitación de hospital en Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aimee Matzen luchaba por respirar mientras describía lo agotador que es tener covid-19. “El hecho de que esté aquí ahora, estoy furiosa conmigo misma”, le dijo a CNN entre respiraciones profundas y deliberadas. “Porque no estaba vacunada”. Matzen, de 44 años,

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Woman overcomes addiction through drug court

By Carissa Planalp Click here for updates on this story     PEORIA, Arizona (KPHO) — A Peoria woman is sharing her story from rock bottom to redemption after overcoming addiction. Leslie Eckstein credits Maricopa Count Adult Drug Court programs that recently received national recognition. “Today, I’m feeling pretty good about myself because I’ve come a long

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Fact-checking RNC false tweet about Surgeon General’s masks comments

By Holmes Lybrand The recent change of mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created some confusion and also ample opportunity for political attacks against President Joe Biden’s administration, some of which rely on misinterpretations from partisan sources. Late Thursday evening for example, one of the Republican National Committee’s Twitter

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600 kids set to get free shoes

By Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story     DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Sherard Johnson, a former teacher at Neal Middle School, is making sure underprivileged children in Durham are ready to put their best foot forward. “Each year on the first day of school, I would see behavioral issues from different students

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