Tierra Walker’s family alleges Texas officials and doctors denied her a life-saving abortion before she died of preeclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant. The lawsuit names Attorney General Ken Paxton, medical officials, a health system and several doctors.
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A public inquiry found “complete failure” at the Countess of Chester Hospital allowed Lucy Letby to continue harming babies. Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall said some deaths and attacks could have been prevented with earlier safeguarding action.
A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, died from apparent measles-related complications after exposure to a confirmed case, officials said. If confirmed, it would be the state’s third measles-related death amid hundreds of cases this year.
Rep. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin’s Republican nominee for governor, said he and a pilot sustained minor injuries after their plane lost power and landed in Lake Wausau. Both escaped the submerging aircraft and were taken to a hospital.
Celine Dion opened a sold-out Paris residency with her first full concert in six years after battling stiff-person syndrome. The singer told fans she was shedding “tears of joy” as she returned to live performance.
A passenger train derailed near Rouen in Normandy, injuring 44 people, including an 18-year-old woman who was airlifted in critical condition. Authorities launched a mass-casualty response and suspended rail traffic while investigators work to determine the cause.
Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers are clashing over 9/11, with Republicans attacking El-Sayed’s ties to Hasan Piker and Democrats criticizing Rogers’ votes on first responder benefits. The dispute has become a major theme in a race that could help determine control of the Senate.
Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Leaders, families and survivors honored the nearly 3,000 killed and thousands more who died from related illnesses.