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Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as cases ramp up worldwide 06/26/2024 09:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records. The virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been surging worldwide, helped by climate change. In barely six months, countries in the Americas have al Masked intruder pleads guilty to 2007 attack on Connecticut arts patron and fake virus threat 06/25/2024 06:33pm • The last of three masked men pleaded guilty to a failed attempt to extort $8.5 million from a wealthy Connecticut arts patron and her companion by threatening them with a deadly virus in a 2007 home invasion. The 38-year-old Romanian citizen, Stefan Alexandru Barabas, had been on the run for about 1 US health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the virus surges in other countries 06/25/2024 02:52pm • ATLANTA (AP) — US health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the virus surges in other countries. Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding 06/24/2024 02:17pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida learned he had HIV. Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding 06/24/2024 05:59am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida learned he had HIV. More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains 06/24/2024 12:43am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Yunusa Bawa spends a lot of time talking about the vaccine for the human papillomavirus that is responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer. But on most days, only two or three people allow their daughters to be vaccinated in the rural part of Nigeria where he works. Wild Thang wins world's ugliest dog contest in Petaluma 06/23/2024 02:11am • PETALUMA -- "Glugly" is the word that Ann Lewis uses to describe Wild Thang, her 8-year-old Pekingese from Coos Bay, Oregon. "It's glam meets ugly," Lewis said before she and her excessively hairy gray-black pup waltzed down the red carpet and across the stage with the hopes of Wild Thang being d The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts 06/20/2024 12:52pm • MADRID (AP) — Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the International Union for Conservation of Nature says it's no longer an endangered species. Successful conservation efforts mean that Few friends, online classes: Prince William Co. graduates detail challenges of starting high school during pandemic 06/17/2024 03:58pm • Marakie Yilekal was eager to start her freshman year of high school at Osbourn Park High School in Prince William County four years ago. She suspected it probably wouldn't be exactly how it's portrayed in movies, but she was nonetheless excited about the prospect of meeting new friends, taking ne Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why 06/14/2024 04:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. It's killed legions of seals and sea lions, wiped out mink farms, and dispatched cats, dogs, skunks, foxes and even a polar bear. But it seems to have hardly touched pe NC State wants to make happier memories in return to CWS after COVID-19 brought abrupt end in 2021 06/14/2024 08:33am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sam Highfill jogged out of the right-field bullpen at the end of North Carolina State's practice Thursday, stopped to sign a few autographs for kids along the railing and finished his trek to the dugout to grab a drink and yuk it up with teammates. No return trip to the College 8 Best Warren Buffett Quotes of All Time 06/13/2024 08:00pm • Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) next annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, is not until May 3, 2025, but fans of Berkshire founder and legendary investor Warren Buffett don't have to wait till then to revisit his top quotes from his long reign on Wall Street. Buffett is kno South Africa's health authorities report 2 deaths from mpox this week and warn of local transmission 06/13/2024 11:13am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African health authorities say two people have died this week after contracting mpox, and it appears there is local transmission of the disease. The health ministry said Thursday that a 38-year-old man died in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Wednesday, th Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines? 06/12/2024 03:46pm • If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold. A new study suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds caused by milder coronavirus cousins, which could provide a key to broader COVID-19 vaccines. “We think t With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu 06/11/2024 12:22am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows how difficult it can be to eradicate the virus. There h