Senators on Friday received the first briefing to lawmakers on coronavirus outbreak that originated in China and which has resulted in two confirmed cases on U.S. soil thus far.
U.S. health officials Friday confirmed a second person infected with the new coronavirus that has sickened more than 800 and killed 26 as Chinese authorities shut down more cities to contain the illness.
The lead doctor treating two Paris hospital patients for the new virus in China said Saturday that the illness appears less serious than comparable outbreaks of the past and that the chance of a European epidemic appears weak at this stage.
Attorneys for an Ohio man accused of killing nine of his neighbors in two separate arson fires have argued in a court filing that he cannot be sentenced to death because of extensive brain damage and cognitive disabilities.
Louisiana's health department and four insurance companies chosen for $21 billion in Medicaid deals aimed at providing services to 1.5 million people are challenging a decision by the state's chief procurement officer to rescind the contract awards.
A man scaled a fence at a Minneapolis-area hospital last month and shut off oxygen to the entire facility, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Hennepin County.
Special needs students at a Palmer elementary school are getting assistance from a nontraditional source: a 3-year-old cream golden retriever.
Stocks around the world fell this week on worries that a new type of virus in China may ultimately hit profits for companies from Wuhan to Washington. The World Health Organization has held off on calling the outbreak a global health emergency but says it may become one.
Jamie O'Hara's first job was working behind the counter in a magic shop. He was 10 years old, growing up in the suburbs of New York City.
An Alabama ministry is paying the lunchroom debts of all the students in Madison city schools' child nutrition program.
A homeless man who was found dead under a northern Indiana bridge was near the top of the list to receive permanent government-funded housing or a voucher to rent a private apartment or house, an advocate for the homeless said.
A 29-year-old Delaware man has died of the flu, bringing the number of deaths so far this season to four, health officials said.
The Michigan appeals court said a zip line is covered under the state's recreation law, a distinction that gives some legal protection to landowners if someone is injured.
Roxanne White was in a “very desperate and very broken place” when she first came to Thunderbird Treatment Center in 2002.
A House bill in New Hampshire would establish new regulations at restaurants regarding food allergies.
More than 1,200 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scientists have identified the illness as a new kind of coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some of which cause the common cold. Others have evolved into more severe illnesses, such as SARS and MERS, although so far the new virus does not appear to be nearly as deadly or contagious.
Hong Kong declares virus emergency, closes schools for two more weeks after Lunar New Year holiday.
India and Brazil on Saturday agreed to boost trade and investment across a range of fields such as defense, mining, biofuel, cybersecurity, food, the environment and health.
Virus-hit city in China bans most vehicles from downtown to limit movement in bid to keep disease from spreading.
A new virus that started in China and is popping up around Asia and the world hung over the first day of the Year of the Rat.
The outbreak of a new virus linked to a wildlife market in central China is prompting renewed calls for enforcement of laws against the trade in and consumption of exotic species.
Joan Miller returned Wednesday to her home away from home.
