According to local and U.S. State Department reports a Chicago teenager is in an unconscious coma while three members of his family are dead. The group was shot last week in Mexico when they were on vacation. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department confirmed Thursday, without naming the victims that two U.S. Citizens were killed in Durango state in … [Read more...] about Chicago Teen Fights for Life After Family Ambushed in Mexico, Leaving 3 Dead
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Surgeon General Nominee’s Childhood Tragedy: Accidental Gun Discharge Claimed Father’s Life
Janette Nesheiwat was inspired to become a doctor after an accident with a gun in her childhood. Nesheiwat, then 13 years old accidentally knocked a gun over, which fired, and shot her dad in the head. The New York Times broke the story of this tragedy in February 1990. Nesheiwat reached up for the fishing tackle box that was on a shelf over her … [Read more...] about Surgeon General Nominee’s Childhood Tragedy: Accidental Gun Discharge Claimed Father’s Life