Singer Sean Kingston in Deadly Accident

On Sunday, May 29th, the singer Sean Kingston was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center after crashing his jet ski into a Miami Beach bridge. That evening he was driving the jet ski with a female passenger behind him when the accident happened. Both passengers were thrown into the water and a passing boater saw the accident and took the two aboard. Kingston is currently in critical condition.

Singer Aretha Franklin Fighting Cancer

It has been revealed that the popular singer Aretha Franklin has incurable and deadly pancreatic cancer. She had undergone surgery last week and claims that the results were high successful. She is canceling all concert dates and appearances until May of 2011 due to doctor orders.

NFL Star Chris Henry Dies

The NFL star Chris Henry has died at the age of 26 as the result of severe head injuries that he received after falling out of the back of a moving pickup truck . Police officers believe that he jumped into the back of the truck to stop his fiance from leaving her parents' home during a domestic dispute in North Carolina. He was thrown from the truck to the pavement and suffered the deadly injuries. Henry played as a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals.

China's Deadliest Infectious Disease is Now AIDS

For the first time last year, AIDS has become the most infectious disease in China. 6,897 of its citizens died within the first nine months of 2008 due to the disease. The Chinese government has improved the reporting of HIV/AIDS statistics and is acknowledging its presence in the country. China has denied that AIDS is a problem in the country for a long time, partly due to the low amount of reported deaths.

In recent years, leaders of China have more open about the disease, offered free treatment for the poor, anonymous testing, and have banned discrimination against people who have the disease. The government of China and UNAIDS estimate that the number of citizens in China living with HIV is estimated at 700,000 and 85,000 of these people have full blown AIDS. About 34,864 people have died from aids since its first reported death in 1985. The main causes of HIV infections are due to sex, drug abuse, unsanitary blood plasma, and tainted transfusions in hospitals.

Singer Brandy Won’t Be Charged in Accident

The singer Brandy won’t be charged in the deadly car crash that happened in December of 2006 because the jury decided there was “insufficient evidence” in the case. On December 30^th Brandy was driving on a Los Angeles freeway when traffic slowed down and her Land Rover hit the back of a Honda. The Honda caused several other car collisions. One driver named Awatef Aboudihaj, died in the accident. After the crash, Brandy was sued in separate lawsuits filed by Aboudihaj’s parents, children, and husband for more than $50 million.

Deadly Disease Outbreak Hits Latin America

In Latin America and the Caribbean, Dengue Fever is deadly and spreading rapidly. It has already affected hundreds of thousands of people and has killed almost 200 people. The people that suffer from disease complain of extreme joint pain.

Germs Taken to Space Come Back Stronger and Deadlier

The germ Salmonella was put on a space shuttle and sent into space because scientists wanted to see how space travel has an affect on germs. Researchers found that 167 genes had changed in the salmonella that went into space. They say that the germs change genetically because they sensed that they were in new environment. When they fed mice the germs from space they were three times more likely to get sick and die than the mice that were fed germs that didn’t go into space.