Author: News Desk

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country’s humanitarian crisis that could persist for years. Relief organizations say the first 72 hours after a natural disaster is the most crucial time period for rescues, though survival can be extended if people have access to food and water. Five days after the twin quakes, questions loomed about whether the cash-strapped government will be able to coordinate the effort needed to care for thousands of people who…

A 28-year-old Mexico City man was killed in a crocodile attack on a Puerto Vallarta beach, prompting authorities to increase surveillance in coastal areas popular with tourists. The attack occurred Friday evening, June 26, on Marina Vallarta beach near the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa, according to Jalisco state police. Cocodrilo ataca a un turista de 28 años, pierde la vida; Puerto Vallarta. SEMAR atrapó al cocodrilo que atacó a turista y recuperaron el cuerpo, en la zona de playa frente al estero de Boca Negra. pic.twitter.com/aVtUiuaTH5 — Impacto Jalisco (@ImpactoJalisco) June 27, 2026 The man, who was reportedly…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower limits. The U.S. Education Department issued a revised rule on Monday designed to follow the judge’s order from last week, officials told The Associated Press. Agency officials called it a temporary change while they fight in court to keep the original rule, which defined medicine, law and other fields as “professional programs”…

May 13, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) dunks in the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers during game five of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren plans to meet with the Sacramento Kings when free agency begins to pursue a sign-and-trade deal, NBA on Prime and The Athletic reported Monday. Duren and the Pistons were far apart in recent negotiations, per reports, with the big man eligible for a five-year, $287.1 million extension — $57.42 million per year –…

This roundup is published monthly. It is meant to highlight some of healthcare’s recent hiring news and is not intended to be comprehensive. If you have news about an executive appointment, resignation or layoff that you would like to share for this roundup, please reach out to [email protected]. Hires The American Medical Association appointed Atlanta internist Sandra Fryhofer as its new president-elect. Fryhofer, who currently serves as a professor of medicine at Emory University, will be inaugurated at the AMA in June 2027. Clever Care Health Plan welcomed Magda Lenartowicz as its chief medical and innovation officer. A physician by…

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Layla Taylor made a candid confession about her sexuality on a new episode of Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast, revealing she’s bisexual. During the interview, the Hulu reality star said she hadn’t had the chance to tell many people close to her, adding that they would be hearing her make the revelation for the first time with the rest of the world. Now that the clips have gone viral, some of Taylor’s “SLOMW” co-stars are chiming in to congratulate the mom of two on owning her truth. In the comment section of Shetty’s…

Combating Mexican cartels that traffic in fentanyl is the top priority of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the agency’s chief said in a video message last week. “Every day I walk into DEA headquarters, I’m reminded of DEA’s mission. I see the faces of fentanyl. I see Americans that have lost their lives at the hands of the cartels. DEA is poised to lead this fight against the cartels,” Terry Cole, a former DEA agent and now the agency’s administrator, says at the start of the video that was posted to social media and to the DEA’s website. 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞…

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the government’s intention Friday to launch an open competition for bids to renovate the historic home, which has been vacant for 11 years. The announcement ended a big part of the decade-old mystery about the future of the prime minister’s official residence, which had been plagued by an array of problems: heating and cooling, outdated wiring, asbestos, water damage, mould, rats, and more practical problems such as insufficient space for offices and events.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s governor said Monday that state officials could pursue billions of dollars in civil damages after revelations that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents repeatedly allowed shipments of fentanyl to flow into drug-plagued communities as investigators sought to build bigger cases. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vowed to take her outrage “right to the White House and Congress” to seek assurances the DEA is no longer using the risky law enforcement strategy in New Mexico – and that it is not being replicated elsewhere. Overdoses have surged in New Mexico, even as fentanyl deaths declined in other…

Two new parties will be on the 2027 ballot after the National Electoral Institute (INE) granted certification to PAZ and Somos México. Their official status as political parties gives them immediate access to public funding to the tune of 86.8 million pesos (nearly US $5 million) — 73.6 million pesos ($4.2 million) for ordinary party activities through December, 4 million pesos ($229,000) for gender-specific promotions and 9.2 million pesos ($526,000) for communications, advertising and candidate registration. PAZ leader Hugo Éric Flores is a Morena deputy but his original PES party was viewed as right-wing and socially conservative, rooted in evangelical…