NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 78-year-old Oklahoma woman who was diagnosed with polio as a child and was the last American to rely on an iron lung to live has died.Martha Lillard found out she had the once-feared disease when she was 5 years old, which left her paralyzed from the neck down, and required her to use the machine to help her breathe while she slept.Lillard contracted COVID-19 twice during the pandemic, which left her in the machine nearly 24 hours a day.DEADLY LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE OUTBREAK SPARKS CONCERN IN MAJOR US CITY: KNOW THE SYMPTOMS…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 16:06 GMT+2 The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces has warned that a turning point in the war against Russia is “still a long way off”. In a post on Telegram, Oleksandr Syrskyi, who took command of Ukraine’s military in February 2024, said that while his troops…

South Sudan became the world’s newest country in July 2011 after nearly 99 percent of voters chose independence from Sudan.Fifteen years later, most of the major promises that came with independence remain unfulfilled.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSouth Sudan remains one of the world’s most fragile states.Oil finances…

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President Sheinbaum announces Mexico’s strongest response yet to deaths in ICE custody and during US immigration enforcement operations.The government of Mexico has said it will ask United States prosecutors to open criminal investigations into the deaths of its citizens during immigration enforcement operations.At her Thursday morning news conference, President Claudia…

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If you noticed that lines at the post office were a little longer than normal this week, it wasn’t just because folks were hoping to stock up on Forever stamps before postage rates go up this weekend. Beginning Sunday, July 12, the U.S. Postal Service is raising the price of…

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