Brave officer in chaotic PA hospital hostage crisis was shot by friendly fire: officials

A police officer hailed as a hero during a hostage situation in Pennsylvania tragically lost his life due to friendly fire, authorities confirmed. The shotgun blast that claimed the life of 30-year-old Officer Andrew Duarte also fatally wounded 49-year-old Archangel Ortiz, the gunman who had taken a hospital worker hostage and made brutal threats. A […]

HHS probes hospital for firing nurse who refused to give minors transgender treatments

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating “major pediatric teaching hospitals” for allegedly dismissal of nurses who sought religious exemptions to avoid administering adolescent blockers and sex crosshormones to children. “The department will strongly enforce federal laws protecting these brave whistleblowers, including laws that will prevent healthcare professionals from being forced to […]

Harvey Weinstein Asks to Sleep in Hospital, Citing Prison ‘Mistreatment’

NEW YORK (AFP) – Attorneys for Harvey Weinstein were allowed to spend the night in the hospital during a retrial on rape charges, saying the film’s health is rapidly deteriorating due to “abuse” at New York’s infamous Rikers prison. In a paper filed in court, the lawyer said Weinstein, 73, was not receiving care in […]