Liberian passenger hospitalized in Newark for Ebola check
A man who flew from Liberia via Brussels reportedly had a fever after he landed in New Jersey. Brittany Peterson reports.
A man who flew from Liberia via Brussels reportedly had a fever after he landed in New Jersey. Brittany Peterson reports.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will not appeal a judge’s ruling on Constitutional grounds that would have delayed his May trial, his lawyers said Thursday. The Democrat’s lawyers notified the Manhattan federal judge who will preside over the May 6 trial in a letter that the senator’s decision was “principally motivated by his desire to proceed to trial and establish his innocence without further delay.” Prosecutors say the gold and cash resulted from bribes that he and his wife received in exchange for favors Menendez carried out for three New Jersey businessmen.
Several central and Eastern European countries began marking on Thursday the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc. At the main airbase hosting Spanish and Portuguese fighter jets tasked with NATO air policing missions in the Baltic region, officials gathered to commemorate the event.
A nonprofit organization said Thursday that it sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory. The lawsuit filed by Maryland-based Alley Cat Allies comes four months after the federal agency announced it would contract an animal welfare organization to remove an estimated 200 cats that live in an area surrounding a historic seaside fortress in Old San Juan. The organization would decide whether the trapped cats would be adopted, placed in foster homes, kept in a shelter or face other options.
Puerto Rico dengue fever cases "have exceeded historical figures," Puerto Rico Health Secretary Carlos Mellado stated, declaring a public health emergency in an effort to curb the rising cases.
In November 2022, Romero, of Fort Myers, Florida, said she started taking the medication Mounjaro for weight loss. Around two weeks after starting the medication, Romero said she discovered she was pregnant. Romero is part of a growing number of women reporting they were able to become pregnant after taking Mounjaro or other drugs used for weight loss, including Ozempic and Wegovy.
Erin Andrews was inspired by Kristen Welker's journey to motherhood with a surrogate. Now she's helping other families afford infertility treatments.
The United States will partner with Mexico to explore semiconductor supply chain opportunities, the State Department said on Thursday, as the Biden administration pushes to reduce reliance on China and Taiwan for the technology. The collaboration will take place as part of the U.S. CHIPS Act, a 2022 law that created a $500 million fund for developing the semiconductor supply chain through initiatives with allies and partners. "Manufacturing of essential products ranging from vehicles to medical devices relies on the strength and resilience of the semiconductor supply chain," the department said in a statement.
New research suggests these two types of killer whales found off the Pacific coast could actually be different species.
Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.It added that it is investigating reports of arms shipments from Pyongyang to Russia for use in Ukraine.
Victor Sharrah woke up one day in November 2020 to a terrifying reality. People's faces began to appear stretched out and "demonic."
Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are exhibiting erratic spinning behavior and dying in unusual numbers in Florida waters. Federal and state wildlife agencies are beginning an effort to rescue and rehabilitate sawfish to find out why. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced what it calls an “emergency response” focused on the Florida Keys starting next week.
South Africa's electoral officials said Thursday that they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from May elections, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls.Zuma cannot in theory seek re-election as he has already served two terms as president.
Health officials are alerting doctors to be on the lookout for certain types of rare but serious meningococcal infections that are on the rise in the United States.
In a personal essay, Theo Padnos views the Moscow attacks through his experience as a captive of ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday -- a stunning descent for a figure who seemed poised to lead an emerging sector less than two years ago. Kaplan set a sentence of 25 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 11 states led by Kansas argue that Biden overstepped his authority in creating the SAVE Plan, which was made available to borrowers last year and has already canceled loans for more than 150,000. It argues that the new plan is no different from Biden's first attempt at student loan cancellation, which the Supreme Court rejected last year.
The two pilots of a mammoth cargo ship that crashed into and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge are expected to be interviewed by authorities Thursday as crews prepare for a risky salvage mission ahead.
Apple's initial plan was to launch the new iPads by late March or early April, but it is still working to finish the software for the devices, the report added. The new iPad Pro models will have Apple's latest M3 chip and will come with redesigned versions of the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil, the report said. This update would represent Apple's first overhaul to that lineup since 2018.
Georgia lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a change in state law that would allow a private utility to provide water service for new homes near Hyundai's upcoming electric vehicle plant without first getting permission from local governments. The state Senate approved House Bill 1146 by a vote of 32-22 on the final day of the legislative session. Hyundai broke ground in October 2022 on its first U.S. factory dedicated to producing EVs and the batteries that power them.
New details are emerging after a massive cargo ship plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, destroying it and killing a group of construction workers.