Health
ICE facility in Louisiana reports its second detainee death in less than 2 months
A second detainee has died in less than two months at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana where a recent inspection report found insanitary conditions, problems with medical care and the use of excessive force.
Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation's cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.
How to stay safe while traveling during extreme heat
As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait.
Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here
There were no kisses, long embraces or a crowded dance floor packed with well-wishers. But there was love.
Traders face big losses after Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola contagion fears
Leah Masika was on the verge of tears as she thought of her valuable consignment of plantain stuck in a long convoy of trucks on both sides of the Uganda-Congo border. Her cargo, destined for Uganda, was starting to leak water, and would go bad within hours if there was no movement.
Federal judge pauses Trump team’s SNAP restrictions
A federal judge halted the Trump administration's effort to force states to comply with new conditions on billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn't expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion cattle industry.
Congo health minister calls U.S. Ebola travel restrictions ‘discriminatory’
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's health minister on Friday denounced travel bans imposed by the U.S. and other nations in response to the country's Ebola outbreak, calling the restrictions "discriminatory" and unsupported by science.
N.Y. bill would replace ‘mother,’ ‘father’ with gender-neutral terms
The New York Legislature has passed a bill that would strip the words "mother" and "father" from sections of state family law and replace them with gender-neutral alternatives, sending the measure to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature or veto. "Mother" would become "gestating parent," and "father" would become "non-gestating parent."
