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Chicago police officers injured or killed while off duty highlight choice to grant on-duty benefits
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department and its pension board have now each determined that former...
How South Dakota, tribes and federal government are working to curb SD’s syphilis epidemic
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“The vans will operate in the winter as much as possible, weather permitting.” The state, tribes and...
Today in History: May 14, state of Israel is proclaimed
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoOn May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv by David Ben-Gurion, who became its first prime minister; U.S. President Harry ...
Five children die from contagious Victorian-era disease
Daily Express· 1 day agoFive babies in England have died after they were diagnosed with whooping cough, health officials...
'Literally the most rewarding thing ever': NCW rescues, shop owner talk about helping animals
The Wenatchee World· 7 days agoEditor’s note: This is part two of a story on fostering and adopting animals in North Central...
Common cold viruses circulating in children threaten wild chimpanzees through asymptomatic adult...
Nature· 3 days agoReverse zoonotic respiratory diseases threaten great apes across Sub-Saharan Africa. Studies of wild chimpanzees have identified the causative agents of most respiratory disease outbreaks as ...
Future pandemics will have same human causes as ancient outbreaks—lessons from anthropology can...
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoSince 2000, the world has experienced 15 novel Ebola epidemics, the global spread of a 1918-like...
Today in History: May 8
The Herald Bulletin· 2 days agoToday is WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, the 129th day of 2024. There are 237 days left in the year. In 2013, a jury in Phoenix convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree...
Today in History: May 15, new state of Israel attacked by 5 nations
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoToday is Wednesday, May 15, the 136th day of 2024. On May 15, 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon ...
New Washington law will allow more youth to stay in foster care for longer
KING5 Seattle· 22 hours agoA law that will go into effect in Washington in a few weeks will allow more young people to stay in...