The last eight Americans who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the …
The director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, Heidi Washington, is defending prison conditions amid calls for her removal. She says the department is a national leader, despite grievances …
The Library of Congress describes the AIDS Memorial Quilt as the largest communal art project in the world. Stitched from the lives of those lost to AIDS, it emerged during a time of fear and …
Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit …
Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been suspended for four years for refusing an anti-doping test even though the Czech player cited “mental stress” and fear when the testing agent …
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Kenya’s High Court has found the health minister in contempt of court for failing to halt the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for Americans, despite existing court orders. The …
Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova suspended for 4 years for refusing an anti-doping test.
Authorities say confirmed cases of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths. A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri …
Authorities say confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths.
France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert because of a heat wave affecting parts of Europe. About a quarter of France is under a heat red alert on Sunday with …
A woman in South Africa found opportunity in a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 when she used the suspension of her studies at an agricultural college to plant her own vineyard at her family home. It was a …
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency to empower the military to remove road blockades. The move on Saturday aims to restore freedom and supply lines in cities like La Paz …
Ireland has suffered a double blow to its Nations Championship preparation after captain Caelan Doris and back Tommy O’Brien were ruled out of all three July tests. Both were injured as Leinster …
Police in Chicago say at least 12 people in a crowd on a street suffered gunshot wounds after an SUV pulled up and two people inside started shooting. The SUV drove away from the South Side …
Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks in almost every county. And experts say there's no clear end in sight. While some parts of the state have successfully stopped the spread, the …
Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week. This is the third child from the orphanage to die from the disease in recent weeks. The …
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is still dealing with a neck injury that has him on the injured list. Manager Dave Roberts said Smith won't be activated this weekend and may not travel with …
Federal officials say three hikers have died from apparent heat-related illnesses in the Grand Canyon. The deaths occurred on two different days in the past week. A 72-year-old man died June 12 on …
African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director General Jean Kaseya …