Texas school shooting: What we know about the victims in Uvalde

MUMBAI : India’s insurance regulator is planning to allow life insurance companies to offer full-fledged health insurance policies, two people with direct knowledge of the plans said, in a move that will likely reduce premiums and increase access to affordable health cover. An internal committee of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has been discussing the proposal over the past few weeks, and the regulator is likely to issue draft guidelines allowing life insurers to sell indemnity health insurance products (commonly known as mediclaim policies), said the two people, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity since the rules are yet to be formalized.

A trainee police officer doctored a Covid-19 test using a red pen in a bid to get time off work. Ahmed Anwari drew an extra line on his test to make it look like a positive result.

Claire Bauman, 94, retires after 57 years as a crossing guard. CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Claire Bauman is finally hanging up her stop sign after nearly six decades on the job.The 94-year-old crossing guard got the celebrity treatment Monday as she arrived at Horace Mann Elementary School in Cherry Hill in style - a flashy limousine!Family, friends, alumni and current students gathered to celebrate her lengthy career and send her off on a happy retirement."We love her for caring for our kids, giving service to our community and showing up every day," said Dr.

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he's considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax, possibly saving Americans as much as 18.4 cents a gallon."Yes, I’m considering it," Biden told reporters after taking a walk along the beach.

Weekend data took apart the hope that infections in India had finally settled at a low and stable plateau. We must not act as if it’s gone or underestimate the challenge of its persistence That we must learn to ‘live with the virus’ is a no-brainer, especially after 28 months of the covid pandemic. Economies need to be coaxed back to recovery, businesses need to function as before and human beings forced into isolation need to get their social synapses buzzing again.

Those looking to live a longer and healthier life often turn to diet to improve themselves.

There is still the opportunity for Lanarkshire residents to get their spring booster if they have not already done so.

Even as we assume that COVID-related risks have significantly reduced, the cases are rising again. India on Monday logged 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,33,09,473, while the daily positivity rate went past 4% for the first time in 130 days.

A cross still stands after a fire destroyed the Balsora Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Texas, on Friday. (Wise County Emergency Services Department No. 2) BRIDGEPORT, Texas - A fire tore through a Texas church on Friday, leveling the building and destroying nearly everything inside – except for a cross that was still standing among the charred debris.The fire broke out at the Balsora Baptist Church in Bridgeport and quickly consumed the structure, according to Wise County Emergency Services Department No.

FILE IMAGE - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia poses with the Nobel Peace Prize diploma and medal during the gala award ceremony for the Nobel Peace prize on Dec. 10, 2021, in Oslo.

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand unveiled major new details of a $4.9-billion plan to upgrade Canada’s NORAD continental defence systems amid what she described as “new threats” from autocratic regimes and new weapons being developed by other countries.

Mick Jagger has said that he’s ready to resume The Rolling Stones’ UK and European tour after recently testing positive for COVID-19.The Stones postponed two gigs in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland last week due to their frontman’s ill health. The Amsterdam date has been rescheduled to next month, but the Swiss gig has since been cancelled.After the Stones confirmed earlier today (June 20) that their ‘SIXTY’ tour will resume as planned in Milan, Italy tomorrow (June 21), Jagger has now shared a short video message in which he thanked the band’s fans for their support.“Hi everyone, thanks so much for all your lovely messages – I really appreciate them,” he said.“I’m sorry for the inconvenience about the shows.

READ MORE: Supplements: Four supplements linked to 'risky' heart palpitationsThe worry is that as well as causing symptoms similar to Alzheimer's disease, that COVID-19 may increase the risk of the disease in the long run. However, it is too early to tell whether this is the case, partly because there's no long-term data and partly because this study is one of the first to suggest a link. As a result, it cannot be said for certain COVID-19 increases the risk of Alzheimer's or dementia.

again due to Coronavirus. Last year, Louisa and fiancé Ben Bhanvra revealed during an appearance on Loose Women that they chose to delay the wedding because of the pandemic and the fact Louisa was also pregnant. ‘Yeah, we’ve cancelled the wedding,’ she said, laughing.

Being able to speak so openly in his lyrics has been “therapeutic” for Eminem.

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Jennifer Lopez introduced one of her twins, 14-year-old Emme Muñiz, using gender-neutral pronouns.Muñiz joined Lopez, 52, for a performance of Christina Perri’s A Thousand Years at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala on Thursday.“The last time we performed together was in a big stadium like this,” Lopez said. “I ask them to sing with me all the time, and they won’t.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will ban companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their sale by the end of next year and their export by the end of 2025.

Eminem has discussed rapping about mental health and addiction in his music, calling the process “therapeutic”.The rapper has been open about his issues with substance abuse and mental health problems throughout his career.Speaking to Westside Boogie on Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning radio show, Eminem was asked how speaking about these issues so openly has changed his life.He responded: “Well, I think that’s, that’s one of the great things about rap music is that, you know, you could put so much of your life in it. I was just trying to figure out how to expand on that and I kinda got lost.”Marshall Mathers added: “It’s therapeutic and it’s, you know, that’s how it’s always been for me.

may already feel like summer, the official start of the season begins on Tuesday in the Northern Hemisphere — an event known as the summer solstice. During the June solstice, the sun travels along its northernmost path in the sky for the northern half of the globe, which results in the longest day and shortest night of the calendar year. Here is everything to know about the summer solstice 2022, including at what time it occurs:The June solstice marks the official beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. As the Farmer’s Almanac explains, it occurs when Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its maximum tilt — about 23.5 degrees — toward the sun.This results in the longest "day," meaning the longest period of sunlight hours.The word "solstice" comes from the Latin word "solstitium" — and from "sol" (Sun) and "stitium" (still or stopped), according to the periodical.

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Members of the clergy arrive to celebrate an Easter Sunday mass in front of empty pews at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC on April 12, 2020 as the Basilica remained closed to the public due to the CO The percentage of Americans who say they believe in God has dipped to the lowest number in the past nearly 80 years, according to a new Gallup poll published Friday. The Values and Belief poll, conducted from May 2 to 22, showed 81% of people answered that they believe in God. That is down six percentage points from the 87% of respondents who said they believed in God in the 2017 poll.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 750 Canadian National Railway Co. employees, says signal and communication workers have walked off the job across the country.IBEW’s Steve Martin confirmed in a text that workers are legally on strike as of 11 a.m.

Trafford council has cut costs during Covid - but still faces a £18.4 million budget gap.

Louisa Lytton was forced to delay her wedding plans once again over the weekend, after her household was struck down with Covid-19.The 33 year old was supposed to exchange wedding vows with her fiancé Ben Bhanvra on Saturday ,before their upcoming ceremony in Italy, however the couple were unable to do so. Louisa and Ben have postponed their wedding twice already because of the pandemic, and it turned out they weren’t third time lucky as the unfortunate turn of events unfolded. The EastEnders star posted a photo of herself in a bathtub on her hen do on Saturday night instead of a wedding snap, as she gave an update on the issues she had run into ahead of her big day.

SEOUL, South Korea - The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase, shaking their label's stock price and leaving many questions about the K-pop supergroup’s future.HYBE, the company behind the band, denied the group was taking a hiatus — a word used in a translation of the group’s emotional dinnertime video announcement. In the days since, band members have remained active on social media, continuing the stream of posts, photos and assurances that the band wasn’t breaking up.Despite the immediate impacts — HYBE’s stock initially dropped more than 25% and has yet to fully recover — several factors may still affect BTS’ future.

At least one person was killed and multiple people were injured during a shootout in East Harlem, said police. NEW YORK - At least one person was killed, and eight others injured during a mass shooting in East Harlem early Monday morning, according to the NYPD.A gathering or BBQ was underway at about 12:45 a.m.

Courtesy: Martin County Sheriff's Office PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - A South Florida man who deputies say boasted about his lucrative dog breeding business online found himself fighting for his life when three men posing as dog buyers robbed him at gunpoint, carjacked him and held him captive for two days before he was able to summon help from an alert deputy. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Tsdekiel Sellers, 22, of Atlanta, Benyahveen Radcliffe, 25, of Buffalo, and Kashaveeyah Bragdon, 22, of Tallahassee, who claim to be a part of the Israelites, drove to the victim’s Port St.

PTI reported.  On 30 May, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested the Delhi minister and AAP leader, under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in a case connected to hawala transactions related to a Kolkata-based company. "He was brought from Tihar Jail to GB Pant Hospital first, and then shifted to the LNJP Hopsital. His condition is stable," people familiar with the matter told PTI.

Delhi and another 600-1,000 recorded in NCR cities, many are questioning if these reported cases are estimating the spread of COVID-19 accurately." For this particular study, the NGO spoke to a number of the families in the NCR region enquiring whether they or anyone in their family had symptoms in the last 30 days and how they got themselves tested in such a situation. The survey received 11,059 responses from citizens located in all districts of Delhi-NCR.

NEW DELHI : The goal of the central government is to work holistically in the health sector with synergy between preventive healthcare and modern medical facilities, said Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya, while delivering a presidential address at 21st Convocation of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) held at Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi on Monday. National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) is an autonomous body of the ministry of health that is entrusted with the task of conducting examinations in the field of modern medicine on an all-India basis.

The Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE has said he is "very concerned" about the rise in the number of people in hospital, with or because of Covid-19.

EastEnders and most recently took part in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! The actor has revealed in a new interview that he was told by doctors he needed to give up drinking after he suffered a stomach issue, which pushed him to shed an incredible three stone.Adam admitted in his interview that due to his drinking habits his "liver was taking a hammering", leading doctors to give him a stern warning.He said: "I went into hospital with a stomach issue and they pointed out my liver was probably taking a bit of a hammering."They said, 'Look, give your liver a rest for six weeks, we’ll do some tests'.Then Covid happened and six weeks became 12 weeks."And I thought, 'Do you know what — I’ve cracked this, I don’t miss it, I'm better off without it'."He continued: "With giving up alcohol, the weight drops off and because the weight drops off it was earlier to cycle, so it was easier to stay fit", Adam told The Sun.The former EastEnders star did however admit that this doesn't mean he will be giving up booze forever, but at the moment he is "quite happy not drinking".Recently, Adam slammed EastEnders bosses for turning Ian Beale into a "sociopath" on the show.He claimed that due to this, his character had become "very unpopular" due to his "rude" ways.Adam joined the soap in 1985 and quit in January last year.Ian hit rock bottom on the soap in 2020 when he split from his long-term wife Jane, played by Laurie Brett.Speaking to Kate Thornton on her podcast White Wine Question Time, Adam admitted: "The character evolved. If you think back in the 80s, he was a spotty, teenage kid."He was getting bullied at school, his dad wanted him to do boxing."It's been a very, very long journey.

The mother of Texas school shooting suspect Salvador Ramos was praying on the front porch of her parents' Uvalde home on Thursday evening. (Fox News Digital) UVALDE, Texas - The mother of the gunman who shot and killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school says she wants the public to forgive him for what he did.Adriana Martinez, the mother of 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, spoke to Mexican news outlet Televisa, saying she was still in shock. "I have no words.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s mass school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.The White House said the Bidens would "grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific" shooting at Robb Elementary School. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would meet with the community and religious leaders and victims' families.RELATED: Who is Salvador Ramos? What we know about Texas elementary school shooting suspectJean-Pierre, the parent of an elementary school student, delivered an impassioned plea at the White House for lawmakers to come together to address gun violence."These were elementary school kids, they should be losing their first teeth not losing their lives," she said.Sheriff crime scene tape is seen outside of Robb Elementary School as State troopers guard the area in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.

Uvalde mass shooting told a classroom of children that "it’s time to die," according to a fourth-grader who survived the attack. The chilling words allegedly uttered by Salvador Ramos inside Robb Elementary on Tuesday were revealed by a 9-year-old who spoke to KENS 5, describing how he hid under a table during the shooting rampage. RELATED: Who is Salvador Ramos? What we know about Texas elementary school shooting suspect"He shot the next person’s door. We have a door in the middle. He opened it.

Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team.

UVALDE, Texas - Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team."Go in there! Go in there!" nearby women shouted at the officers soon after the attack began, said Juan Carranza, 24, who saw the scene from outside his house, across the street from Robb Elementary School in the close-knit town of Uvalde. Carranza said the officers did not go in.Javier Cazares, whose fourth grade daughter, Jacklyn Cazares, was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school when he heard about the shooting, arriving while police were still gathered outside the building.Upset that police were not moving in, he raised the idea of charging into the school with several other bystanders."Let’s just rush in because the cops aren’t doing anything like they are supposed to," he said.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Members of a Montgomery County community gathered Wednesday to discuss mental health in the wake of a shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed 21 people, including 19 children. "It hit home today, especially what happen in Texas and what happened earlier in the month in Buffalo, it's a tough time," Tony Darden said. Authorities say Salvador Ramos, 18, shot his 66-year-old grandmother in the face at their Uvalde home, then fled in her truck as she summoned help, according to Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Public Safety Director Steve McCraw and other officials.A short distance away, Ramos crashed the truck outside the school, got out with a rifle and approached a back door, officials said.

Salvador Ramos is pictured in a handout image. (Credit: Texas Department of Public Safety) Salvador Ramos allegedly shot his grandmother in the face on Tuesday morning, then drove to an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas and murdered 19 children and two adults.Ramos’s mother, Adriana Reyes, was in disbelief that her son was capable of such violence on Tuesday evening, telling her boyfriend’s mother hours after the attack that she was still looking for Ramos and didn’t think that the 18-year-old would shoot his grandmother, according to Maria Alvarez.RELATED: Texas school shooter bought 2 rifles days after turning 18, 'no known mental health history,' Abbott saysMaria Alvarez’s son, Juan, has been dating Reyes for about a year.

UVALDE, Texas - An 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school allegedly messaged a woman with his plans on social media prior to carrying out the deadly attack. Officials identified Salvador Ramos as the shooter who opened fire in Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. The Texas Department of Public Safety said Ramos first shot his grandmother, who remains hospitalized in serious condition.

PHILADELPHIA - Delaware Valley leaders shared reactions to the tragic Texas elementary school shooting where police say at least 14 students and a teacher were killed.The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle, Abbott said. Officials have not revealed a motive for the shooting, but Abbott identified him as Salvador Ramos and said he was a resident of the community that’s about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of San Antonio.Abbott said the shooter was likely killed by responding officers but that the events were still being investigated.