Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) In operating rooms across the country, more and more diabetics are receiving amputations due to complications from type-2 diabetes.The life-altering procedures are more common among Black and Latino patients who are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease, according to health data.Despite the grim figures, medical professionals said that diabetics can avoid losing a limb, but due to a lack of awareness of treatments, many minorities are missing out on this critical care."The reason I did not go to the doctor or anything, [is because] I didn t want to hear the doctor say We have to take your leg, " Shelton Echols, a diabetic amputee, told ABC News.Health experts, however, said that there is a new push to get the right medications and treatment to these patients earlier and avoid going under the knife.Echols said that he was well aware of his diabetes and health problems but never really took action on it.He said his hemoglobin
ABC News(NEW YORK) A flood watch is in effect from Redding in Northern California to San Diego in Southern California as a storm slams the state with rain and wind.Two to 5 inches of rain is forecast in lower elevations, while up to 8 inches of rain is possible in California s foothills and mountains. Wind gusts could reach 60 mph.The Santa Barbara Airport closed Monday morning due to flooding.Flash flooding and mudslides are ongoing Monday, and the flood watch will last through Wednesday.At the biggest risk for flash flooding Monday is the area between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. More than 6 inches of rain has already fallen and mudslides have closed roads.Downtown Los Angeles needs only 3 inches of rain to have its rainiest February on record.In Northern California, the cities of Yuba City, Sacramento and Stockton could also face heavy rain and flooding on Monday. Sacramento could even see tornadoes and hail.In the Sierra Nevada mountains, winter storm warnings were issued as se
City man arrested for violating Jamestown burn ordinance, and possessing illegal drugs.
A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly violating the city's burn ordinance by starting a f.
SGranitz/WireImageAn in-the-works biopic about the Bee Gees may have found its director. Deadline reports that Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott, best known for such films as Thelma & Louise and Gladiator, is in talks to helm the Paramount Pictures film about the 70s disco legends.
Paramount has been working on the film for quite a while, obtaining the rights to the band’s story from the Gibb family in 2019. It also gained the rights to the group’s music, which means the songs will likely be featured in the film.
Barry Gibb, the only surviving member of the sibling trio, which also included his late brothers Robin and Maurice, is on board as executive producer.
Scott, who recently completed directing a sequel to Gladiator, actually has a history with the Bee Gees. In the 70s, when he was trying to launch his directing career, the group’s manager Robert Stigwood was trying to get into the movie business. He hired Scott to direct a medieval film, Castle,
Jason Marz/Getty Images(FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio) A judge declared a mistrial for the second time Friday in the murder trial of a former Ohio deputy Jason Meade, who was charged with two counts of murder and one count of reckless homicide in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr.
On Friday morning, the last remaining alternate juror was brought in, one day after the jury was originally given the case. Hours later, Franklin Court of Common Pleas Judge David Young declared a mistrial after multiple questions from the jury on whether they could reach a verdict on one charge but be hung on another, and whether justification applied to one or all counts.
In an unexpected move, the judge then rescinded the mistrial minutes later and asked the jury to continue deliberating. Hours later, the jury informed they judge they could not reach a verdict. Young again declared a mistrial and excused the jury. A new date for the trial remains to be announced.
Meade, a former deputy w