Monday marked 22 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and Pentagon in Washington, DC. Cheddar News' Michelle Castillo spoke with Lt. Jim McCarthy, a firefighter who shared his memories of that day and discussed the health struggles that first responders continue to suffer from to this day.
In the middle of a military base outside Mexico City, an army colonel runs what he calls a kindergarten for dogs. Puppies that one day will become rescue dogs, or sniffer dogs for drugs or explosives, get their basic training here, at Mexico’s Army and Air Force Canine Production Center.
An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into housing and medical care — potentially without their consent — kicked off in seven California counties, including San Francisco, on Monday.
Widespread flash flooding hit New York City on Friday and city residents were dealing with financial losses and molding in the aftermath. Cheddar News took a deep dive into what to do to when dealing with storm cleanup.
