US relaxes regulations for labs handling bird flu samples to ease virus response
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. government officials have temporarily relaxed strict guidelines on how public health laboratories and healthcare facilities handle, store and transport H5N1 bird flu samples, which are considered high-risk pathogens, in response
Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly over eastern Ohio until
New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances
NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Luke remembers entering the first meeting of what would become the Citizen Solutions pilot project thinking, “Oh god, this is going to suck.” A self-described “educated redneck,” Luke was one of 11
Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Protesters against the war between Israel and Hamas were voluntarily taking down their tents in Harvard Yard on Tuesday after university officials agreed to discuss their questions about the endowment, bringing a peaceful
US states sue over EEOC’s policy on transgender workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing broad legal protections for transgender workers. The 18 states filed the complaint
At least 1 dead after severe storms roll through Louisiana, other southern states
At least one person is dead in Louisiana after storms slammed several southern states, including many areas previously hit during one of the most active periods for twisters on record. The death happened near the town of
Florida bus crash kills eight, leaves eight critically injured
(Reuters) -Eight people were killed and eight critically injured when a bus carrying laborers crashed in northern Florida on Tuesday, a Marion County Fire Rescue spokesperson said. The workers were headed to Cannon Farms in Dunnellon, a
US airlines forecast record 2024 summer travel, up 6.3% over 2023
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group representing major U.S. airlines forecast record summer travel with carriers expected to transport 271 million passengers, up 6.3%. Airlines for America said Tuesday that U.S. carriers plan to fly more than 26,000
Three men to plead guilty in the killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
(Reuters) – Three men accused in the beating death of one of Boston’s most notorious mobsters, James “Whitey” Bulger, have reached plea deals with federal prosecutors over their roles in the 2018 killing inside a federal prison,
Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — Top envoys from the U.S. and China huddled in closed-door talks in Geneva on Tuesday to lay out their national approaches to the promise and perils of emerging artificial intelligence technology. The talks, which
