Northern Gaza: Widespread damage and destruction persist across the region, reflecting the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. © 2025 UNRWA
By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | November 2025
🇺🇸 U.S. LEAD STORY
Trust Broken: Army Suspends Fort Hood Doctor as Women’s Allegations Mount
FORT HOOD, Texas – The U.S. Army suspends an OBGYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center after multiple women reported sexual abuse during gynecological exams. Attorneys say some of the women’s warnings were ignored for years. The doctor named in the lawsuit is Blaine McGraw, an Army gynecologist.
The Army confirmed the suspension on October 28, stating McGraw was immediately removed from patient care and placed under investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID). According to Fort Hood’s official release, CID launched its probe “within hours” of receiving a patient complaint.
What Women Reported
Victims: including soldiers, spouses, and civilian beneficiaries, say McGraw:
- Secretly recorded them during pelvic exams
- Performed unnecessary or inappropriate touching
- Dismissed or ignored concerns when women objected
Law firms filing Federal Tort Claims Act complaints say they’ve identified dozens of potential victims, with more than 100 likely to come forward.
Why It Matters
The allegations expose long-running cracks in military medical oversight, where patients rely on a chain of command that often feels difficult to challenge, especially during intimate care.
The Army emphasized Blaine is presumed innocent, but acknowledged the seriousness of the claims: patient trust, they said, “is the cornerstone of our mission.”
👉🏿 A CID investigation is ongoing. Civil claims, further suspensions, and systemic reforms may follow.
🌧️ ALASKA TOP STORY
Storm Aftermath: DHS Fast-Tracks $1 Million to Help Alaska’s Hard-Hit Western Coast
ANCHORAGE – Federal authorities have approved $1 million in rapid FEMA funding to help Alaska communities battered by October’s West Coast storms and the remnants of Typhoon Halong.
The funding, approved November 5, is intended to cover immediate repairs and emergency operations. This comes as a rare “expedited” authorization from the Department of Homeland Security.
Where It’s Going
The support targets remote Western Alaska communities facing:
- Flooding damage
- Washed-out roads and utilities
- Strained emergency operations
- Structural impacts to essential infrastructure
With winter tightening its grip, local leaders have stressed the urgency of getting crews and supplies in place before repairs become far more difficult.
What’s Next
Damage assessments are ongoing, and longer-term federal relief packages are expected. The $1 million infusion is meant to stabilize communities now so they can endure through early winter while more aid is processed.
🌍 WORLD ROUNDUP
UN Warns of Humanitarian “Collapse” in Gaza as Fuel and Supplies Run Out
The United Nations issued an urgent warning today: humanitarian operations in Gaza are nearing “total collapse” as hospitals run out of fuel, water treatment systems fail, and aid convoys face near-continuous access barriers.
In the latest briefing, UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini described conditions that have worsened sharply over the past 24 hours.
Critical Shortages
UN agencies report:
- Hospitals relying on dwindling generator fuel
- Aid trucks stalled or rerouted
- Communications outages disrupting emergency response
- Clean water supplies collapsing
Officials say current aid levels are less than 10% of what’s needed to prevent widespread loss of life.
Diplomatic talks continue, but on the ground, UN teams warn time is running out.
