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Climate change is making heat waves deadlier, a report from the United Nations and the Red Cross warns.

The international Red Cross and the United Nations want people and governments to do more to beat the heat by getting ready for heat waves like the recent ones from Sacramento, California, to Somalia to Sichuan, China, that could take many lives in the future

One resident of a Harvey apartment building that caught fire Saturday remains hospitalized in a burn unit, but an injured Harvey police officer has been released.

Two Rochester Hills mothers share stories of their son’s battles to help others in need of a lifesaving gift.

Diagnosed at 2 with sickle cell disease, Smith was not always sure she would. Sickle cell disease refers to a group of inherited red blood cell disorders most common among those of African descent. For those with sickle cell disease, transfusions increase the number of normal red blood cells in the body and help boost blood flow, Mair said. In cases of a sickle cell disorder, some red blood cells are rigid, sticky and sickle- or crescent-shaped instead of round and flexible. The process takes about an hour, and Black donors are encouraged to identify their ethnicity, ensuring a quick match in a crisis.

Blood donations are always necessary, but September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The Red Cross has issued a specific plea to the African American community to step up and donate.

Some Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city

Some Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city.

Dutch authorities are investigating the death of a three-month-old infant at a makeshift shelter as the Netherlands struggles to accommodate asylum seekers.

The Pentagon has once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona.

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO - SUNDAY, 14 AUGUST 2022, 12:23 Russian media have reported that Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov Regiment, has been taken to Russia, but government agencies and the Red Cross have yet to confirm this.

Cuban firefighters have been joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela as they battle for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm.

Relatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens

Relatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens.

The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.

China's daily Covid case count has climbed into the hundreds as the summer holidays get underway.

One person has been gored and several people had very close shaves in the sixth running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Ferm�n Festival

It was the first run with gorings in the festival so far this year. Three more daily runs before it finishes Thursday.

Spain´s Red Cross says three people have been gored and three others suffered bruises in a tense fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Ferm�n Festival

Thrill seekers have avoided any gorings for a fourth straight bull run at Pamplona’s San Ferm�n Festival

Both said old, irreplaceable photographs and the memories attached to them are what will be missed the most. Red Cross officials have been set up at Hemlock High School to assist residents of the roughly 20 units that were destroyed by the fire at Swan Valley Condominiums. Disaster Program Manager Annette Swain said of the affected families, her volunteer response team has been in contact with all but one as of Friday. Swain said the Red Cross has documentation set up to steer each person towards what they will need to recover. “We work with them to take and provide a lot of information,” Swain said.

In the U.S., it's legal to compensate people for their blood donation. Plasma donations can be a way to make extra income, but some groups can't donate.

A boat carrying migrants trying to get to Europe capsized off the coast of Senegal, killing at least 13 people

Gaza’s Hamas rulers say the condition of one of the Israelis it is holding captive has deteriorated

Gaza's Hamas rulers on Monday said the condition of one of the Israelis it is holding captive has deteriorated. The announcement marked a rare piece of information about the Israelis in Hamas captivity. Hamas is believed to be holding the remains of two soldiers killed during a 2014 war.

I am so saddened to learn of another tragic drowning at one of our beaches.

The Malian Red Cross says two of its employees have been killed in an ambush attack on their vehicle in the country’s west

Opposition leaders say one person was killed in Guinea’s capital during protests against fuel price hikes in the first demonstrations since the junta seized power in September

The efforts to help Gaylord are well underway after a tornado injured 44, leaving one dead Friday (May 20).

The Red Cross says it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainians POWs who have left the giant Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol after holding out in a weeks-long standoff with besieging Russian forces.

Ukraine wants to exchange them for Russian prisoners of war, but some in Russia want them put on trial.

But Kyiv refuses to say how many soldiers are still trapped, saying such information is "sensitive".

Ukraine says 264 fighters - some badly wounded - have been taken from the Azovstal steelworks.

Fighters of the Azov Regiment, the Ukrainian unit holed up in the besieged Azovstal steel mill in the devastated port city of Mariupol, have released photos of their wounded comrades in arms who they say are in the plant, along with an appeal to the United Nations and Red Cross to arrange for their evacuation

More bodies have been pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital, bringing the official death toll from a powerful explosion at the iconic building to 40.

Any deal would depend on President Putin pulling forces back to pre-invasion positions, he says.

The Red Cross has said that a plane carrying Yemeni prisoners has arrived in the southern city of Aden as part of truce deal between the warring parties

Ukraine's military says Russian troops are now inside the plant — the last stronghold of the city's defenders.

Ukraine's military says Russian troops are now inside the plant — the last stronghold of the city's defenders.

President Putin agreed "in principle" to the U.N. and Red Cross evacuating civilians after he met U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres

Not much is untouched by COVID-19, and the nation’s blood supply is no exception.

About 2,000 people made it out of Mariupol on Friday, city officials said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukrainians to remain vigilant and to distrust Russian promises about scaling down attacks in Kyiv.

A convoy of 45 buses is heading for the besieged city in the latest attempt to rescue trapped civilians.

The government of Nicaragua has expelled the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces hijacked an aid convoy bound for Mariupol, scene of the worst humanitarian crisis of the nearly monthlong war.

A top Red Cross official says the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine has become “nothing short of a nightmare” for those living in besieged cities

Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and key supply routes — as well as the sheer scale of the humanitarian needs — are hindering the ability of international organizations to deliver aid.

The world must not shift its attention from the plight of those living through the yearslong war in Yemen

The world must not lose sight of the plight of those living through the yearslong war in Yemen.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, that aired Sunday, March 6, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Three organizations with operations in California are helping people in eastern Ukraine, and so is the Red Cross. Here's how you can contribute.

You hear it often: There’s a need for blood donors -- but there’s apparently a particular need for the Black community to step up and donate.

Investigators are looking into what caused a major fire at a Southfield apartment complex Sunday evening. Flames tore through the building leaving nearly a dozen families without a place to live. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

This winter’s annual blood battle between college football fans comes at a critical time of need.

Two Japanese aircraft have left Australia to deliver more vital aid to Tonga as the Pacific nation deals with the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and tsunami

Three flights from Australia carrying food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment have landed in Tonga, as the Pacific nation grapples with the aftermath of an underwater volcanic eruption.

The attack targeted a contractor in Switzerland that was storing the data. The Red Cross has been forced to halt a program that reunites families torn apart by violence, migration or other tragedies.

Videos captured by Tongan geologists show a huge ash cloud rising over the island nation during a powerful volcanic eruption that caused a tsunami in the Pacific.

People are being advised to remain indoors to escape the dangerous smog.

The American Red Cross has now declared a national blood crisis and said the nation is facing the worst shortage of blood in more than a decade.

The nation's blood supply is dangerously low, prompting the Red Cross to announce a national blood crisis​ for the first time.

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis for the first time as the country faces its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.

The historic shortage is forcing doctors to make tough decisions on who should get blood and who has to wait until there is more supply.

The historic shortage is forcing doctors to make tough decisions on who should get blood and who has to wait until there is more supply.

The Red Cross has declared a blood emergency due to a historically low supply, partially because of the pandemic.

A survivor of a crash that killed 54 speaks to the BBC about the people who did not survive.

In this blood clinic -- aptly called Vampire’s Lair -- there is nothing to fear. One donation can save up to three people.

Gardner-White and the American Red Cross are teaming up to host blood drives on Aug. 19 and 20 in Metro Detroit.

A Monroe police officer is working to encourage others to donate blood as hospitals face a critical need.

The poorest region in mainland France has managed to dramatically speed up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

Gardner-White and the American Red Cross are teaming up to host blood drives on Aug. 19 and 2 in Metro Detroit.

The Red Cross is warning that Lithuania's decision to turn away immigrants attempting to cross in from neighboring Belarus does not comply with international law.

If you’ve ever considered a career in helping to save lives, then this announcement is for you: The Red Cross may be just the organization to work with, and they’re hiring.

It’s been a roller coaster for Donna Marks, Damita Pitman and their 80-year-old aunt, Rosetta.

Residents living in the Plymouth Square Apartments in Detroit reached out to Help Me Hank over concerns about the conditions in their apartments.

As Metro Detroiters deal with the aftermath of the devastating storms, the American Red Cross is traveling from city to city to help people clean up.

A Metro Detroit charity works to provide cleaning supplies to people who have been impacted by flooding.

The Red Cross has mobilized trained disaster response volunteers and staff in the Metro Detroit area to assist with the aftermath of Friday’s floods.

The American Red Cross is urging blood donors to make an appointment as soon as possible to help address a national blood shortage.

The International Federation of the Red Cross says coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections over the past two weeks.

Now this is a group of brave, selfless and hardworking women.

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Kim DeGiulio recently recovered from coronavirus and just like Evrod Cassimy, she decided to donate her convalescent plasma. Dec. 9, 2020: Michigan coronavirus cases up to 415,200; Death toll now at 10,213DeGiulio recovered from coronavirus in October. Now that she’s symptom-free and has the antibodies, she signed up to donate her plasma with the American Red Cross. All it took was filling out a form to declare you’ve recovered from COVID, then the American Red Cross reaches out to schedule a time to donate. If you’ve recovered and want to know if you qualify to donate, just visit this website.

FILE - In this Thursday, April 23, 2020 file photo, nurses cheer as a patient who had COVID-19 leaves the intensive care ward at the MontLegia CHC hospital in Liege, Belgium. Belgium's intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November if new coronavirus cases continue to soar at the same pace, according to the country's health authorities. File)BRUSSELS – Belgium’s intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November if new coronavirus cases continue to soar at the same pace, the country’s health authorities warned Wednesday. The latest COVID-19 figures published Wednesday by the national institute of public health show that Belgium has seen 7,360 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours. Van Laethem said the country is currently the second-worst in Europe in terms of new coronavirus infections, behind the Czech Republic.

DEARBORN, Mich. – A national Arab American foundation, based in Dearborn, has raised more than $180,000 to help support the ongoing relief efforts in Lebanon following the deadly explosion in August. Since the explosion, the continued fundraising efforts benefitting the Lebanon Relief Project through CAAP’s Disaster Relief Fund have resulted in over $180,000 raised so far. Funds have been used to help the Lebanon Relief Project airlift over $12.7 million in high value medications and supplies to Beirut on August 24, and most recently, over $6 million on September 29. 100% of all donations raised through CAAP’s continued fundraising efforts will go towards airlifting essential supplies and equipment and supporting relief efforts in Lebanon. The Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) is a national community foundation and a national institution of ACCESS -- the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the U.S.

ANN ARBOR – Saint Joseph Mercy Health System has treated its first COVID-19 patient with plasma donated by a recovered individual at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital. Eleven patients at St. Joe’s were among the first to be registered nationally for the trial. Along with St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, three other health system member hospitals are participating in the program, including St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, St. Mary Mercy Livonia and Mercy Health Muskegon. In addition to the Mayo Clinic’s convalescent plasma program, St. Joe’s Ann Arbor is also participating in Gilead’s Remdesivir Expanded Access Program. Similar to the plasma program, only patients with life-threatening symptoms who require ventilator support are eligible for the remdesivir program.

As of March 23, there have been 7,000 Red Cross blood drive cancellations around the U.S., resulting in more than 200,000 fewer blood donations, officials said. With cancellations on the rise, Red Cross is facing a severe shortage of blood, officials said. The Red Cross will continue to host blood drives to provide much needed blood to those in need, officials said. Blood drives are exempt from bans on social gatherings, as they provide necessary resources that can’t be bought or manufactured. Click here to make an appointment to donate blood to the Red Cross in your area.

CNN image(KERO) - Ridgecrest, CA -- The Red Cross has an emergency shelter open at the Kerr McGee that has a capacity of 500. Right now the Red Cross says there are 129 people there with supplies coming from Los Angeles and Kern Counties to help. That shelter plans on staying open as long as it's needed so if you know anyone in the Ridgecrest area that needs a place to go send them to 100 West California Avenue in Ridgecrest. Russ Huge with the Red Cross explains on the Red Cross helps the community and how people can help those affected by the earthquake. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.