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Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

NEW YORK (AP) - No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around ...
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Bill to expel students over sexual assault progresses in Springfield

(The Center Square) - A measure that would place new rules on Illinois schools requiring a full-year expulsion of a student who commits an act of sexual assault passed the Senate and now heads to the House. ...
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Viral goose egg case fuels debate over abortion

(The Center Square) - A viral incident involving a suburban Chicago woman accused of taking protected goose eggs is drawing sharp reactions-not only about wildlife enforcement, but also broader cultural and political debates. ...
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Why millions of Americans pay for unfinished electricity projects

By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Millions of Americans are unknowingly financing electric grid projects before they get any benefit. Policy-makers, in an urgent bid to overhaul the nation's aging electric grid, are increasingly letting utilities charge customers for ...
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A fragile ceasefire holds as US awaits Iran response, Bahrain detains dozens

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding Saturday after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while the country that hosts the U.S. Navy's regional headquarters said it arrested dozens of people ...
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Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district

By David Hood-Nuño, Evan Garcia and Joseph Ax BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 9 (Reuters) - As a child, Leona Tate was one of the "New Orleans Four," the first Black students to desegregate a public school in the deep South, ...
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WHO head will oversee evacuation of passengers, crew from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Spain on Saturday to oversee the evacuation of more than 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed to the Canary Islands. WHO Director-General Tedros ...
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President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge weighing the future of an expansive Washington park insisted this week she had no intention of becoming Amy Poehler, the actress who spent seven seasons memorably playing the head of a local parks ...
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Health advice is all over social media. Here’s how to vet claims

Health and wellness advice is available in abundance on social media - from trendy to informative to straight-up disinformation - and you're far from alone in seeing it. A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that about 4 ...
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US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military's latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Friday while leaving one survivor. Video posted on social media by U.S. Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image ...
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Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein’s death, experts tell AP

NEW YORK (AP) - A note that a former cellmate said he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein's first suspected jail suicide attempt was all but certainly penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire ...
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Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop stores

(NEW YORK) -- Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop storesScores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling ...
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