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Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease
The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
It was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus had first been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976.
Ebola is a terrifying virus which, if left untreated, causes bleeding inside the body and ...Read more
Houthis slowly heighten attacks on Israel with nighttime strikes
Yemen-based Houthis — the last of Iran-backed groups still fully present in the regional war that began 14 months ago — are slowly escalating attacks on Israel with an eye to avoid full-out retaliation.
With Hamas on the ropes after losing much of its forces in Gaza since the conflict began in October 2023 and Hezbollah in an official truce...Read more
Trudeau's crisis puts spotlight on succession rules for Canada's liberals
The turmoil that’s threatening to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has members of his political party poring over the rulebook for replacing him.
Trudeau is under mounting pressure from elected lawmakers in his ruling Liberal Party to leave after nine years in power. Some have warned that if he stays, they face the prospect of a crushing ...Read more
Case of trans woman found dead in Hollywood leaves family seeking answers
LOS ANGELES — Santa Tecum wept softly as she hugged the clear plastic folder of photos to her chest.
The snapshots of her daughter, Emily Garcia, were the way Tecum wanted to remember her: Laughing, smiling, dancing to banda music, her makeup immaculate as ever. Not lying in a casket at a public viewing after her sudden death this year — ...Read more
Russia rejects Trump call for Ukraine truce, but ready for talks
Russia rebuffed incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while saying it’s ready to hold negotiations on a long-lasting peace agreement to end almost three years of war.
“A ceasefire is a road to nowhere” that Ukraine will use to build up its military capacity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ...Read more
Mental health treatment center planned for first responders in Georgia
AUGUSTA Ga. — Fourteen years ago, Jim Banish found himself with a bottle of booze in one hand and a gun in the other. Cumulative traumatic stress from his job in policing and grief over his older brother’s suicide two years earlier pushed Banish to that desperate moment.
As a law enforcement officer in New York, Banish was often given the ...Read more
Could captive breeding save this vanishing Everglades bird?
MIAMI — South Florida water managers approved a breeding program for an endangered Everglades sparrow that for decades has fluttered at the center of debate over how to move water into parched marshes to restore the wetlands.
The pilot program for the Cape Sable seaside sparrow will now likely change seasonal flood control for sparrow habitat...Read more
Can you drive at 95? Is there an age limit on the road? What Florida law says
MIAMI — Does Florida have an age limit for driving? The question comes up time to time, especially after crashes involving senior citizens.
Florida had the largest number of older drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2021, compared to all other states. And the answer to the question above: Florida doesn’t place an age cap on driving. But ...Read more
Trump threat to immigrant health care tempered by economic hopes
LOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and tougher immigration restrictions is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants and clouding the future for providers serving the state’s most impoverished residents.
At the same time, immigrants living illegally in Southern ...Read more
Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owes
Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled.
Hawley said she didn’t owe those thousands of dollars in debts. The federal government did.
Hawley, a citizen of the Gros ...Read more
China ousts two military lawmakers as Xi's defense purge widens
China abruptly ousted two military lawmakers from its national parliament without explanation, as a purge of key personnel in the upper echelons of the nation’s defense establishment shows no sign of easing.
The country’s top legislative body revoked the membership of You Haitao and Li Pengcheng during a Wednesday meeting, according to a ...Read more
Trump picks a Miami-Dade commissioner as ambassador to Panama amid canal controversy
President-elect Donald Trump wants a Miami-Dade County commissioner to serve as ambassador to Panama. The nomination comes as Trump is threatening to retake control of the Panama Canal over fees charged U.S. ships in the waterway.
Commissioner Kevin Cabrera, a Republican who won his county election two years ago after an endorsement by Trump, ...Read more
Alaskans backed a measure to raise the minimum wage and establish sick leave. Now employers are trying to make it work
In the weeks after Ballot Measure 1 passed by a hefty margin, many Alaska employers are beginning to understand its impacts.
The measure, effective July 1, will raise the minimum wage and establish the state's first sick leave requirement. It will prohibit employers from holding mandatory meetings about political or religious issues.
The ...Read more
Massachusetts ed tech group's board members resign after 'dangerous' anti-Israel, Holocaust comments at conference
Five board members from the ed tech group Massachusetts Computer Using Educators recently resigned following a MassCUE conference when speakers made “dangerous” anti-Israel and Holocaust comments.
The Herald last week reported on local educators and the Anti-Defamation League calling for an apology from MassCUE after the group’s fall ...Read more
Virginia lawmakers aim to protect debtors from further impoverishment
For people living with debt, getting back into the black can be a significant burden.
According to a new report, Virginia falls short in setting up guardrails for debtors to avoid being pushed further into poverty. This session, the General Assembly is expected to take up two pieces of legislation that advocates believe will help tackle the ...Read more
After a Christmas lull, towering waves will wallop California coast again
Stormy seas along the California coast calmed a bit for the Christmas holiday, but powerful ocean waves were expected to return to the Bay Area for the rest of the week.
Waves up to 30 feet high were expected to crash ashore in Northern California between Thursday morning and Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a high-surf ...Read more
1 dead after triple shooting near Michigan's Oxford High School, officials say
DETROIT — The Oakland Sheriff's Office confirmed Wednesday that one victim in a triple shooting on Christmas Eve near Oxford High School has died.
Sheriff Mike Bouchard's office announced the update in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon.
Oakland County authorities did not provide other details on the death or the victim.
The shooting was ...Read more
Massachusetts police officer saves Christmas after finding 80 Amazon packages in woods
BOSTON — A local Massachusetts police officer “likely saved a Christmas headache” after he discovered roughly 80 Amazon packages left behind in the woods, days before the holiday.
Early Sunday morning, Lakeville Police Sgt. Shawn Robert stumbled upon “three large totes full of Amazon packages” that a driver for the e-commerce company ...Read more
Diddy and Luigi Mangione face rules for Christmas in NYC jail
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs and Luigi Mangione spent Christmas Day inside the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), where one report online said cornish hen and green beans were on the menu.
However, a Daily News source familiar with the MDC says that culinary option is unlikely.
According to People, Mangioni, who’d ...Read more
Russia attacks Ukraine energy network in Christmas assault
Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, prompting the country’s grid operator to limit power supplies on Christmas Day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram Wednesday the assault from Moscow included 70 missiles, some of them ballistic, and more than 100 attack drones. Russia ...Read more
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