Six patients from a New Year’s fireworks explosion in Aliamanu are still fighting for their lives in intensive care at a specialized burn center in Arizona. The six severely injured patients, who earlier this month were transferred from Hawaii to the Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center—Valleywise Health, are still intubated and sedated, according to director Dr. Kevin…
As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems. Lithium batteries from Tesla Inc., along with those from other carmakers, have added to the mix of toxic materials requiring specialized removal in the wake of the fires, delaying…
The UnitedHealth Group leader whose murder in December unleashed a torrent of public frustration and dissatisfaction with the U.S. health care system was pushing for some of the very improvements that critics have been seeking. Andrew Witty, CEO of the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based health care giant, made the comments Thursday during a conference call with…
The nation’s largest automotive lobby said Friday it’s suing the Biden administration over a new automatic emergency braking rule adopted last year. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents all major U.S. automakers except for Tesla Inc., filed the petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against the U.S. Transportation Department….
Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the commander of Bahrain’s National Guard, participated in the Pakistan Day celebrations held on Sunday in Islamabad. The public holiday celebrated on March 23 each year commemorates the day in 1956 when Pakistan adopted its first constitution and became the world’s first Islamic republic. Sheikh Mohammed conveyed greetings from King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad…
When the Woodhaven Police Department got wind that March 13 was National K-9 Veterans Day, officers couldn’t let it go by without saluting their former police dogs that served and protected the city over the years. First there was Steele, then came Jax, Bruno was next, and the last police dog was Nova. For the…
