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Peru has declared a health emergency in most of its provinces as dengue cases soar 02/27/2024 05:28am • LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on Monday due to a growing number of dengue cases that are occurring at a time of higher than usual temperatures caused by the El Nino weather pattern. According to the nation’s health ministry, the number of dengue case Plan to revitalize downtown DC would cost $400 million 02/26/2024 03:50pm • A plan announced by D.C. political and business leaders Monday that aims to increase activity in the city's downtown area would take five years to fully implement and would cost $400 million. The downtown area finds itself at a "post-pandemic inflection point," according to a presentation from th What killed Flaco the owl? New York zoologists testing for toxins, disease as contributing factors 02/25/2024 02:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco died from a traumatic impact, zoologists confirmed a day after he reportedly flew into a building, with further testing planned to determine if the Eurasian eagle-owl may have been sick. What happened in Flaco's final hours is top of mind for h Today in History: February 25, Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston for first world title 02/25/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2024. There are 310 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. On this date: In Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak 02/23/2024 05:48pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school's measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their students attend class — a contravention of federal guidelines calling f NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 02/23/2024 04:51pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Executive Order 9066 authorized Japanese detention during World War HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39 02/22/2024 09:00pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hydeia Broadbent, the HIV/AIDS activist who came to national prominence in the 1990s as a young child for her inspirational talks to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with, has died. She was 39. Broadbent's father announced on Facebook that she had died “afte Bird flu detected in Charles Co., property quarantined 02/22/2024 04:26pm • A Charles County, Maryland, property is under quarantine after officials detected a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard bird flock, the state Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratory is working to The 5 Worst Bugs For Your Home 02/21/2024 07:00pm • Insects may be small, but they can create big problems for a house. Homeowners ignore them at their own peril. Not all bugs, of course. Ladybugs are probably prettier in your garden than in your bathroom, but they won't do any damage in there. Seeing a spider in your basement may not be your idea of Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation 02/20/2024 11:50am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe began an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio on Tuesday after health authorities detected three cases caused by the rare mutation of the weakened virus used in oral vaccines, including a 10-year-old girl who was paralyzed in J NBA champion, 'Survivor' contestant Scot Pollard is feeling great after heart transplant, wife says 02/17/2024 11:18am • NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, his wife said Saturday on social media. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted Friday night on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Surgery went well and I’ve been told the How MedStar Health can treat pericardial effusion 02/16/2024 04:09pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Although well tolerated for some patients, fluid buildup around the heart, particularly in excess, can cause other complications like heart failure and even death. Pericarditis is the inflammation of the heart’s tissue layer, o Brazil's health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic 02/16/2024 03:42am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio de Janeiro junkyard, looking for standing water where mosquitoes might have laid their eggs. They were part of nationwide efforts to curtail a surge in Brazil of the mosquito-borne i 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 02/14/2024 07:00pm • The most pressing question facing the markets today is the path of interest rates. Recently, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Federal Reserve would be set to slash interest rates in 2024. However, hotter-than-expected economic data has shaken this conviction and led to some market volat California may have to pay $300M for COVID-19 homeless hotel program after FEMA caps reimbursement 02/13/2024 09:29pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California cities and counties still don't know how much they'll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom's pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was limiting the number of days eligible for reim