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The U.S. Attorney’s Office said a federal jury convicted a man behind a multi-million dollar Medicare fraud scheme Thursday.   The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty for Ahaoma Ohia, 60, on seven counts of wire fraud. Prosecutors said Ohia defrauded Medicare of several million dollars from January 2007 through February 2009 through his […]

Two Texas teens who were born as conjoined twins just graduated high school as co-valedictorians. Emily and Caitlin Copeland, 18, recently graduated from Lutheran High North in Houston. The Copeland sisters were the first case of conjoined twins at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where doctors did everything they could to deliver them safely. […]

Amy Van Dyken Rouen, a six-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, is hospitalized in an intensive-care unit in Scottsdale after suffering injuries in an all-terrain vehicle accident. Azcentral sports confirmed Sunday that Rouen is in ICU at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center. David Van Dyken posted on Facebook that Amy, his sister, had been airlifted to […]

2nd Video Of Security Guards Abusing Student With Disability A second video has emerged allegedly showing an Oakland High School security guard abusing a student in a wheelchair, and a second guard will be placed on paid leave, authorities said Tuesday. Marchell Mitchell, 23, has been fired and charged with child abuse for allegedly handcuffing, […]

The family of a 17-year-old California student is demanding justice. This comes after the shocking video of a student in a wheelchair being brutally beat was released by the school district.  As  a result, Oakland High School student Francisco Martinez returned to Children’s Hospital in Oakland Thursday evening. After the beating, Francisco has asked doctors […]

Starting today, internet providers in the United States will finally be held to account for lackluster YouTube streaming speeds. Google has brought its Video Quality Report — first launched in Canada at the start of this year — to the US, and is now ranking ISPs like Cablevision and Verizon FiOS based on the fidelity of their […]

  The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of advancing a proposal that could dramatically reshape the way consumers experience the Internet, opening the possibility of Internet service providers charging Web sites for higher-quality delivery of their content to American consumers. The plan, approved in a three-to-two vote along party lines, could unleash […]

The GoPro camera has become a huge sensation in the last few years because it allows people to actively record their lives while doing any sort of activity. GoPro cameras allow people to record their experiences while being able to do so non-stop without having to hold onto a camera. Wheelchairs users are using the […]

Are Cops Properly Trained To Deal With People With Disabilities? Every police force in the United States should be properly trained to handle situations with people with disabilities. We have seen recently that law enforcement agencies do not have enough training and experience to correctly assess these situations. Due to this lack of training, violence […]

Living With Depression Can Have A Long Term Effect On Your Health Depression affects more than 35 million adults each year. Of these, 6.5 million are over the age of 65. In the later years of a person’s life, changes occur that can lead to depression. These include medical illnesses, death of spouses or other loved ones […]