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'Miracle' Boy's Twisted Ankle Leads to Tragic Death

'For This to Kill Him in Just
a Matter of Days Was Crazy'

'For This to Kill Him in Just a Matter of Days Was Crazy'

Jesse Brown, 11, dies after hurting his ankle on treadmill, contracting flesh-eating infection

(Newser) - A fifth-grader in Florida who hurt his ankle on the treadmill is now dead, and his family is trying to raise awareness on the abrupt way in which he died. Megan Brown tells FOX 35 that her younger cousin, 11-year-old Jesse Brown of Winter Park, rolled on his ankle while...

Joe Biden Injures Himself

updated

Nov 29, 2020 3:55 PM CST

Joe Biden Injures Himself

The president-elect goes to an orthopedist in Delaware

(Newser) - President-elect Joe Biden twisted his ankle while playing with one of his dogs and will be examined by a doctor "out of an abundance of caution," his office said Sunday, per the AP . Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist at Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists in...

Selena Gomez
Bares Ankle
in Mosque,
Sparks Outrage

Jan 2, 2015 10:01 AM CST

Selena Gomez Bares Ankle in Mosque, Sparks Outrage

People angered at show of disrespect

(Newser) - Selena Gomez stirred up a controversy in Abu Dhabi by posting an Instagram shot of herself flashing her right ankle during a visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque there earlier this week. In addition to the ankle-baring photo, Gomez posted a photo to Instagram of herself and friends including...

Ankle Monitors
Get a Grip on
Drunk Drivers

Sep 25, 2009 11:41 AM CDT

Ankle Monitors Get a Grip on Drunk Drivers

New technology lets cash-strapped PDs free up jail space

(Newser) - In the fight against drunk driving, cash-strapped municipalities are embracing cheaper penalties than the traditional—and expensive—jailhouse, and the ankle monitor has a high-tech addition: an alcohol sensor. Repeat offenders can skip probation and even rehab if they submit to sweat-analyzing remote surveillance. “We are at a point...

Philly Voters,
Do You Know Where Your DA Candidate Is?

Sep 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT

Philly Voters, Do You Know Where Your DA Candidate Is?

Check his site: He's got an ankle monitor

(Newser) - Would-be Philadelphia District Attorney Michael Untermeyer has outfitted himself with a stylish new accessory—an electronic ankle monitor, of the kind he’d like to slap on the city’s criminals, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. For the next 30 days, curious voters will be able to keep tabs on him...

'Cankle' Anxiety Grips
Body-Conscious

Jul 23, 2009 7:30 AM CDT

'Cankle' Anxiety Grips Body-Conscious

(Newser) - Body-conscious Americans have been given a whole new area to fret about about in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Cankle"—a lower calf too chubby for an ankle to be properly defined—has entered the lexicon in recent years. Gyms, plastic surgeons, and shoe companies have...