Health Jul 08 What to know about Legionnaires' disease making people sick in New York City By Laura Ungar, Associated Press
Politics Dec 09 Judge dismisses Flint water crisis charges against former Michigan governor The Republican was charged with misdemeanor misconduct in office for allegedly failing to supervise the officials who allowed Flint's water to become tainted with lead. By Ed White, Associated Press
Nation Jan 14 WATCH: Michigan attorney general holds news conference on charges in Flint water crisis The news conference is expected to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. By David Eggert, Ed White, Corey Williams, Associated Press
Nation Jun 13 Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe The stunning decision came more than three years — and millions of dollars — after authorities began examining the roots of the scandal that left Flint's water system tainted with lead. By Ed White, Associated Press
Nation Aug 20 Judge orders trial for Michigan state health director on charges related to Flint water Nick Lyon is accused of failing to issue a timely alert to the public about a Legionnaires' disease outbreak. Some experts have blamed Legionnaires' on the scandal over Flint's water, which wasn't properly treated when it was drawn from the… By Associated Press
Jul 23 How a hotel convention became ground zero for this deadly bacteria By Dr. Howard Markel From July 21 to July 24, 1976, more than 2,000 members of the Pennsylvania chapters of the American Legion attended their annual state convention at a Philadelphia hotel. By Aug. 15, 182 Legionnaires who attended the convention were ill with… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 4:45 What caused the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in NYC? By PBS News Hour New York is facing the largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in its history: eight people have died from the respiratory illness since early July, and nearly 100 cases have been reported. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Dr. Anne Schuchat of… Continue watching