Laura Kelly

Florida officials says 90,000 mosquitoes negative for Zika

No mosquitoes in Florida have tested positive for Zika virus, The Associated Press reported on Friday.

April 28, 2017

David Dao, physician who was dragged off flight, settles with United

The Kentucky doctor who was violently removed from a United flight reached a settlement with the airline Thursday, less than a month after the incident made national news.

April 27, 2017

FDA expands recall after golf-ball material found in more frozen potato product packages

The FDA issued an expanded recall on packages of frozen hash browns for containing "extraneous golf ball materials," that pose a choking risk for consumers.

April 27, 2017

Columbia law review article explores how to prosecute ‘stealthing,’ men removing condoms during sex

A phenomenon of men removing condoms during intercourse is putting women at risk for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, according to a paper published in the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law.

April 27, 2017

Allergy season worsens as result of climate change

For local nasal allergy sufferers, the damp, rainy weather over the past couple of days has been a respite from high levels of tree and flower pollen. But with temperatures continuing to rise year to year, longer spells of warm weather mean increased pollen counts and a prolonged allergy season for the future.

April 26, 2017

Press freedoms in model democracies on the decline: Report

Nearly two-thirds of countries worldwide have measured deterioration in press freedom, according to the 2017 World Press Freedom Index released Wednesday.

April 26, 2017

Study finds increase in illicit pot use, abuse in states that allow medical marijuana

Illicit marijuana use increased in states with medical marijuana laws, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry.

April 26, 2017

Regularly drinking sugary or diet soda has negative effects on brain: Study

The regular consumption of sugary beverages, including diet sodas, has negative effects on the brain, researchers have found.

April 26, 2017

D.C. Smoke-in demonstration leads to arrest of four marijuana activists

U.S. Capitol Police on Monday arrested four marijuana activists who had staged a smoke-in demonstration on the Capitol's lawn to call for the nationwide legalization of cannabis.

April 24, 2017

Malaria vaccine pilot program coming to Africa in 2018

The first-ever malaria vaccine pilot program will take place in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, the World Health Organization announced Monday.

April 24, 2017

Oprah, Henrietta Lacks family screen ‘Immortal Life’ at African American History Museum

About 60 of Henrietta Lacks' descendants were on hand at the museum, which screened the film at the Oprah Winfrey Theater.

April 20, 2017

4/20: D.C. pot activists arrested during free marijuana giveaway on Capitol Hill

It was a low point on what was meant to be a "high" day, as a handful of D.C. marijuana activists were arrested for distributing joints Thursday on Capitol Hill.

April 20, 2017

Pathways to Work program aims to help unemployed people in D.C.

D.C. Council member David Grosso met Wednesday with the inaugural class of the Pathways to Work job-readiness program to learn how private initiatives are helping tackle unemployment in the city.

April 19, 2017

Free pot giveaway outside U.S. Capitol on 4/20

Marijuana reform advocates plan to distribute free pot cigarettes outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

April 19, 2017

McDonald’s employee leads police to Steve Stephens, ending search

A McDonald's worker in Erie, Pennsylvania, spotted the suspect in a fatal shooting that aired on Facebook and alerted state police, who briefly chased the man before he shot and killed himself Tuesday morning — ending a two-day, nationwide manhunt.

April 18, 2017

Jeh Johnson, Frances Townsend address tourism, security summit

Federal security experts, civilian contractors and tourism industry leaders gathered Wednesday in New York City to discuss increased cooperation in a time heavily marred by gun violence, terrorism and xenophobia.

April 18, 2017

Two studies find antidepressants during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD

Two separate studies have found that children born to women who took antidepressants during pregnancy are not at an increased risk for autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

April 18, 2017

Type 2 diabetes rates increasing among young people, minorities

A new study shows sharp increases in diabetes among young people and minorities.

April 17, 2017

Navy bans e-cigarettes for fear of explosions

The U.S. Navy instituted a ban on electronic cigarettes on a number of transient military installations because of the devices' high risk of explosion, the military branch said in a statement Friday.

April 14, 2017

Company recalls baby teething products

A recall was issued for a manufacturer's baby teething tablets after it was found they contained "inconsistent amounts of belladonna alkaloids," the FDA said Thursday.

April 14, 2017