Feb 07 The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again? By Alexandra M. Lord, The Conversation By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar to that of 1918 could easily erupt, killing millions again. Continue reading
Feb 07 Live poultry markets ordered shut for a week in New York City due to avian flu outbreak By Associated Press The order came after seven cases of bird flu were found in poultry during routine inspections of live bird markets in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Continue reading
Feb 07 How Latino evangelical leaders are preparing for possible immigration enforcement in churches By Deepa Bharath, Associated Press Faith leaders representing thousands of Latino evangelical Christians in Florida and swaths of the Southeast worry about the sanctity of their sacred spaces, and the possibility of immigration raids and arrests. Continue reading
Feb 07 This Kansas City ‘wellness court’ takes a new approach to mental health, substance use By Gabrielle Hays The new specialty court is designed to merge the city’s separate mental health and drug courts, considering offenses alongside resources, treatment and a pathway out of the legal system. Continue reading
Feb 07 Rescuers search for missing plane along Alaska’s western coast By Associated Press The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska's Department of Public Safety. Officials lost contact with the plane less than an hour into… Continue reading
Feb 07 NCAA limits women’s competition to athletes assigned female at birth By Eric Olson, Associated Press The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. Continue reading
Feb 07 Ohtani’s ex-interpreter sentenced to nearly 5 years for bank and tax fraud By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Ippei Mizuhara has acknowledged using the money to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker, in addition to $325,000 worth of baseball cards and his own dental bills. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 6:35 How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:22 Democracy advocate examines how Trump is changing the U.S. government By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big questions about the changing laws, institutions and norms. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 5:53 Trump aggressively working to dismantle U.S. efforts to fight climate change By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Among the many big moves taken by the Trump administration, boosting fossil fuel development has been a priority. In a series of actions, President Trump is following through on his promise not just to ramp up oil and gas production,… Continue watching