Aug 12 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Top ISIS leader killed in drone strike, says Pentagon; bombings rock Thailand By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a U.S. drone attack has killed a top ISIS leader in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. The designated ‘global terrorist’ Hafiz Saeed Khan died in a strike on July 26. Meanwhile, a series of bombings… Continue watching
Jul 29 Florida mosquitoes 'likely' spreading Zika virus, Puerto Rico labeled 'epidemic' by CDC By Nsikan Akpan Florida health officials concluded local transmission of Zika virus is occurring in Miami-Dade County, while Puerto Rico continues to be hit hard by the disease. Continue reading
Jul 23 How a Caribbean island became prime source of U.S. Zika cases By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News More than 1,400 Americans contracted Zika while traveling outside the U.S. this year and a Caribbean-island nation is one of the top destinations where they caught the virus. Continue reading
Jul 14 Here's what Congress did -- and didn't do -- this year By Associated Press Congress is out for a seven-week recess with several major accomplishments to highlight for voters and plenty of unfinished business. Continue reading
Jun 30 Obama vows to move quickly to sign Puerto Rico bill By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Barack Obama is vowing to move quickly to sign a last-minute rescue package for the financially-strapped U.S. territory and its 3.5 million Americans. Continue reading
Jun 28 Senate Democrats block GOP-drafted Zika bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A dysfunctional Senate split along party lines on Tuesday and left a $1.1 billion proposal to fight the Zika virus in limbo, despite growing fears and a more than 800 cases of Zika infection in the continental U.S. Continue reading
Jun 27 Days before deadline, Senate to consider Puerto Rico rescue package By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is warning of widespread consequences, from layoffs of police officers to a hospital closure, if the Senate fails to act before Friday on a rescue package for debt-stricken Puerto Rico. Continue reading
Jun 22 Latinos reveal struggles of being LGBTQ in wake of Orlando shooting By Kenya Downs What's it like to be Latino and gay? Members of Orlando’s Latino LGBTQ community share the struggles they face being a part of two, sometimes dueling, communities. Continue reading
Jun 21 NIH launches massive study of pregnant women in Zika-hit regions By Associated Press The U.S. National Institutes of Health announced the study Tuesday, saying researchers will enroll participants starting in the first trimester and compare the birth outcomes of those who become infected with Zika and those who don't. Continue reading
Jun 18 Zika virus spreading rapidly across Puerto Rico By Helen Branswell, STAT There are alarming signs the Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Puerto Rico, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Continue reading