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Hurricane Melissa became a Category 5 storm early Monday and is forecast to cause extensive damage when it makes landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday.

Passengers evacuated by using emergency slides from an American Airlines flight about to take off from Denver, Colorado, on Saturday when the airplane had an issue with its landing gear.

Two people are dead after a rock slide on Thursday at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.

Fear of Russian revanchism may set back decades of progress by European governments to erode individual responsibility.

Health providers in Canada have expressed concern in the weeks leading up to Christmas and the New Year that the country’s overburdened healthcare system could see a dangerous surge in the number of patients in emergency rooms, encouraging prospective patients to exhaust other available options before going to hospitals.

UK government activated emergency alert system to issue red warnings to millions of mobile phone owners, warning them to stay inside.

Four stadiums in America have been tapped to serve as safe places and shelters when communities are afflicted by disaster.

Residents in four states experienced 911 outages on Wednesday amid warnings of cyberattacks.

The first-of-its-kind “Med Ed” bill is designed to combat abortion misinformation and provide guidance to healthcare workers.

The High Court also agreed to hear the case in April, which surrounds the Biden administration’s attempt to require emergency room doctors to perform abortions under its new interpretation of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA). 

The Biden administration cannot force emergency room doctors in Texas to perform abortions, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

A woman underwent an emergency leg amputation at a Thailand airport after an accident Thursday involving a moving walkway, reports said. 

A seventh grader in Michigan became a local hero during a school bus ride on Wednesday afternoon.

A nine-year-old was recognized Tuesday for thinking fast when her mother experienced an emergency at home in Aurora, Illinois, last month.

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) noted Gavin Newsom’s prioritization of news media attention over governance amid a snowfall emergency in California.

A Denver police officer rescued a baby who stopped breathing during a parade on Thursday.

President Joe Biden and others in his administration allegedly pressured Justin Trudeau to shut down the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests.

Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor and Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, rushed into the crowd to help a woman who collapsed during his campaign rally in Bucks County on Saturday.

A Florida boy was recognized Wednesday for his swift actions and terrific teamwork with a dispatcher when his grandmother suddenly collapsed.

A mother says her 6-year-old daughter sprung into action and followed her family’s emergency plan after discovering she had collapsed.

A nurse based in Shanghai, China, died on Wednesday from an asthma attack after she was denied treatment at a local hospital because the facility’s emergency room was temporarily closed in compliance with an anti-epidemic protocol designed to curb Shanghai’s latest Chinese coronavirus epidemic, China’s state-run Global Times reported Friday.

Britain’s system for risk management has been called “deficient and too inflexible” in a new report which was published on Friday.

Appearing Monday on Fox News, New York State Sen. John Liu (D) explained why he wants New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) emergency powers to be rescinded.

President Donald Trump has reportedly reached a deal with Congress on the terms for a $2 trillion emergency relief bill to address the economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, early in the morning on Wednesday.

Adam Schiff defended Pelosi’s bill as Senate Democrats blocked emergency relief: “We want to make sure that we provide that people can vote by mail, and have early voting.”

The Emergency Coronavirus Bill is set to be passed in the House of Commons without a vote in the coming days and could result in citizens being detained by police and even placed in isolation facilities for refusing to be tested for COVID-19.

A woman used her toes to call for help Sunday after her hands were crushed while trying to change a flat tire in Colleton County, South Carolina. 

A young firefighter’s first day on the job got even more exciting when he delivered a baby girl in Yonkers, New York, January 14. 

A nurse is being praised for saving a man’s life in Bremerton, Washington, after she realized he was experiencing cardiac arrest.

A little boy in Baytown, Texas, recently saved his mother’s life thanks to his quick thinking in a dangerous situation.

President Donald Trump appears to be making good on threats to use federal authority to intervene in California’s homelessness crisis, which has made large portions of San Francisco and Los Angeles unhealthy and unsafe.

Hurricane Dorian has made landfall in Canada, leaving downed trees and additional damage in its wake, according to reports. 

A 911 dispatcher told a drowning woman to “shut up” in the moments before she died on August 24, reports said. 

The Florida Surgeon General declared a public health emergency on Thursday after 56 new cases of Hepatitis A were reported in the last reporting period. 

A KR2 single propeller airplane was forced to make an emergency landing on a busy highway in Parkland, Washington, on Thursday. 

A nurse in Kissimmee, Florida, is being hailed a hero for saving the life of a man who crashed his car into her home on Thursday.