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The path to a better tuberculosis vaccine runs through Montana
A team of Montana researchers is playing a key role in the development of a more effective vaccine against tuberculosis, an infectious disease that has killed more people than any other.
The BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin...Read more
Lawmakers hope to use this emerging climate science to charge oil companies for disasters
A fast-emerging field of climate research is helping scientists pinpoint just how many dollars from a natural disaster can be tied to the historic emissions of individual oil companies — analysis that is the centerpiece ...Read more
'The big elephant in Haiti': As country sinks into anarchy, how much is US's fault?
When a sitting Haitian president was assassinated in 1915, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent in the Marines to protect American interests and secure stability. The military occupation, which lasted 19 years, marked the ...Read more
Biden warns of threat to democracy at Washington dinner
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden poked fun at Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, while seeking to portray his Republican rival as a threat to democracy six months before ...Read more
SpaceX knocks out 1st of pair of Space Coast launches for the weekend
SpaceX sent up one rocket Saturday and has one more set for Sunday from the Space Coast.
First up was a Falcon 9 on the Galileo L12 mission carrying global navigation satellites for the European Commission from Kennedy ...Read more
UK's Sunak says Rwanda flights plan is having a deterrent effect
Concerns that asylum seekers are relocating from the U.K. to the Republic of Ireland show that the British government’s plan for deportations to Rwanda is already acting as a deterrent to illegal immigration, Prime ...Read more
Bird flu confirmed in Colorado dairy cows as outbreak spreads
The U.S. Department of Agriculture found bird flu in northeast Colorado dairy cows this week, according to state officials.
This is the first time avian flu has been diagnosed in Colorado cattle, the state Department of ...Read more
Florida boy, 14, accidentally kills 11-year-old brother with gun found in alley
A 14-year-old Florida boy accidentally killed his 11-year-old brother while playing with a gun he found in an alley near their home, police in St. Petersburg said Friday.
The incident occurred shortly after 12 p.m. Upon ...Read more
2024 on track to be deadliest year in a decade for NYC pedestrians, motorists
NEW YORK — Seventy-eight people in New York have been killed this year in traffic crashes, according to city data, putting 2024 on track to be the deadliest year since the start of the city’s Vision Zero traffic safety...Read more
Blinken bound for Saudi Arabia in latest Middle East visit
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia Monday for his seventh Middle East trip since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, setting off a war in Gaza that has claimed tens of thousands of ...Read more
Ukraine gets Australian funding pledge for air defense, drones
Australia has ramped up military aid for Ukraine, with A$100 million ($65 million) in new funding to go toward short-range air defense systems, drone development and other equipment needed in the nation’s war against ...Read more
'We've waited long enough': Minneapolis education support workers authorize strike
MINNEAPOLIS — Members of the union representing Minneapolis teachers voted Friday to authorize a strike, staging a potential walkout for scores of education workers.
Support professionals with the Minneapolis Federation...Read more
Central Park robbery spree has visitors on edge; taking precautions
NEW YORK — A major uptick of muggings in Central Park — including three violent robberies within a 28-hour span — has left parkgoers on edge, wondering if they will be targeted next, visitors to the iconic greenspace...Read more
Fulton Bank takes over Republic after Pa. declares Philly's largest bank 'unsafe and unsound'
PHILADELPHIA — Fulton Financial Corp. of Lancaster will roughly double its presence in the Philadelphia area by taking over $4 billion in customer deposits, nearly $3 billion in loans, and 30 area branches from the long-...Read more
Columbia University is being torn in 2 by anger, hurt amid Gaza protest encampments
NEW YORK — The tent demonstrations over the war in Gaza that have roiled Columbia University for the last two weeks have sparked anger and debate, and exploded into a national phenomenon.
But while the high-profile ...Read more
Bill Maher slams pro-Palestine protesters as ignorant, unemployed narcissists
Bill Maher isn’t mincing words when it comes to pro-Palestine protesters, who have been demonstrating across the country this week amid the months-long war in Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli civilians....Read more
Carvalho faults alleged actions of school safety worker who failed to stop fatal fight
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles school district has removed a campus-safety contractor from Washington Preparatory High School after an adult — who apparently worked for the contractor — refused to intervene before a ...Read more
Tick-borne Powassan virus reported in Massachusetts: 'The virus can invade the central nervous system'
BOSTON — A confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus has been reported in the Bay State, according to officials who are warning residents to take precautions against the disease.
The Sharon Health Department has ...Read more
100 protesters detained as Northeastern Police break up Israel-Hamas war protest
BOSTON — Police broke up a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from Israel at Northeastern University following similar breakups at other Greater Boston universities including Emerson and Tufts and ...Read more
Southern California woman pleads guilty in $150 million counterfeit postage scheme
LOS ANGELES — A San Gabriel Valley woman who was accused of using counterfeit postage on tens of millions of packages pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million.
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