Health - New Report Cites Multiple Violations at Clinic Where Joan Rivers Died

The clinic where Joan Rivers had a fatal routine surgery "failed to identify deteriorating vital signs and provide timely intervention," an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has revealed. Yorkville Endoscopy also failed to properly document how much of the sedative Propofol was used, and the report confirms that people...

Cape Town - Police probing President Jacob Zuma for Nkandla corruption

President Jacob Zuma has already been charged in the police’s investigation of Nkandla or Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nhleko, has misled Parliament, said Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane. On Monday, it was reported the South African Police Service (SAPS) had officially opened an investigation into the spending of R246 million in public funds on Zuma’s private...

SEOUL, South Korea - Grief, rage at 36-year sentence for ferry captain

Enraged parents wept and screamed as a judge sentenced a South Korean ferry captain to 36 years in prison Tuesday for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year, killing more than 300 people, mostly high school students. The highly anticipated verdict came on the same day officials called off searches for the final nine...