Holiday Safety, a Gift for Everyone It’s the most wonderful time of the year – adults look forward to parties, delicious food and spending time with loved ones while children can think about only one thing...toys! As kids throughout the country are counting down the days until they can unwrap their presents, the American Red Cross reminds parents to use caution and care for gift giving and decking the halls. OP-ED: Ensuring that Malaria is No More Malaria might be the world’s most underestimated killer. Even though it is a preventable and treatable disease, each year malaria kills more than a million people and makes 300 million around the world very sick. When the weather outside is frightful, keep fires delightful and safe Dropping temperatures across the country this time of year typically prompt a rise in the use of alternative heat sources such as fireplaces, wood or coal-burning stoves and space heaters to stay warm, and unfortunately can signal an increase in the number of home fire incidents. Precautions a Must for Safe Winter Travel Whether driving across town to do that holiday shopping or traveling hundreds of miles to spend time with loved ones, planning ahead is essential to alleviating stress and staying safe in your vehicle if a winter storm emergency occurs. Red Cross response in Midwest shifts as power is restored A week after a massive winter storm swept through the Midwest, 19,000 homes and businesses in Illinois and 6,000 in Missouri remain without power, down from more than 500,000 homes at the peak of outages. Red Cross responds as flooding worsens in Africa A humanitarian response is building to support hundreds of thousands affected by floods that are ravaging the Horn of Africa, affecting people living in major geographical areas of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. American Red Cross Receives Four Stars from Charity Navigator The American Red Cross is thankful for each and every one of its donors who gave this year, contributing time, money or blood to help the Red Cross help America. American Red Cross strengthens relief efforts after Typhoon Durian hits Philippines At least 400 people were killed and nearly one million severely affected after the northern islands of the Philippines were battered by Typhoon Durian, a super-typhoon that made landfall on Nov. 30, 2006.