Six people have died of leptospirosis, a rare bacterial illness often found in contaminated water. The storm increased the risk of contracting the disease, officials said.

Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the ...

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Canadian father Yuji Hu, 39, died after leaping into violent 20-foot waves at Garrapata State Beach to save his 5-year-old ...

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Old-school hitchiker and rail-rider, Matthew Schwartz found his way to the Yukon for his 18th birthday. Now he's fighting against Alligator Alcatraz ...

BOSTON – When Lambert started losing his vision and slowing down a few steps, it became clear that he needed to be relocated to a place where he could age safely and still be with his friends. But he ...

Samaritan’s Purse, led by Franklin Graham, has airlifted more than 38,000 pounds of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore through the island, leaving widespread ...

Critically endangered tortoises stolen from Indiana zoo found safe in park 5 arrested in deaths of Robert De Niro's grandson and Chris Stein's daughter A Massive New Study of 20,000 Adults Says This ...

THROUGHOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA, MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN JAMAICA ARE GLUED TO THEIR SCREENS RIGHT NOW, ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW THE ISLAND NATION IS SURVIVING THIS HURRICANE. WESH 2’S MICHELLE ...