Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversight
Read full article: Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversightExecutions have historically been carried out with at least some public scrutiny, from public hangings in the town square to lethal injections in prisons witnessed by journalists.
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Jacksonville family launches a GoFundMe page as son battles a rare disease
Read full article: Jacksonville family launches a GoFundMe page as son battles a rare diseaseJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Rare Disease Day is on Sunday to raise awareness about rare illnesses and the impact they have on millions of people around the world and in Florida. 4-year-old Elijah Williams lives in Jacksonville with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome or SDS. You could offer him cake and weโre blessed if he eats it.โAs Elijah gets older, Williams said there is a chance he could need a bone marrow transplant. โItโs possible through IVF to look for a bone marrow match within those fertilized eggs and say โokay, this is a match,โ explained Williams. AdDue to SDS, Williams said Elijah gets a full panel of blood work done every two months and a bone marrow biopsy once a year.
