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The disease may spread more easily spread among people but it seems to have a lower death rate, authorities said.
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Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace.
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The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life, won final legislative approval on Wednesday.
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The remarks, widely reported Thursday in the Japanese press, came less than a month after Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a high-profile state visit to cement their alliance.
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U.S. Central Command said an investigation into the May 3 strike concluded that U.S. forces misidentified the intended al-Qaida target 'and that a civilian, Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto, was struck and killed.'
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The ceremony will be held Saturday at the outdoor amphitheater behind Narrow Gauge Cinemas downtown.
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An Amazon spokesperson said the company strongly disagrees that 'any part of these comments' were inappropriate.
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The teachers typically attend a White House ceremony every year but this year the first lady put a new twist on the annual event by hosting them on Thursday for a teachers' “state dinner” instead.
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In the last 24 hours, protests that have drawn the most attention were at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday.
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For Mexican American communities, particularly in the West and Southwest, the holiday is not just about a military victory. It’s also a chance to celebrate Mexican culture and identity.
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Thompson has worked for the Gorham Police Department for the past 30 years.
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Alabama has one of the earliest candidate certification deadlines in the country, which has caused difficulties for whichever political party has the later convention date that year.
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If Israel does agree to end the war in return for a full hostage release, it would be a major turnaround.
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The trial, now in its second week of testimony, has exposed the underbelly of tabloid journalism practices and the protections, for a price, afforded to Trump during his successful run for president in 2016.
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Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies they say support the war in Gaza have spread across campuses nationwide.
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They say increasing the minimum length of a harvestable lobster by one-sixteenth of an inch will prevent them from catching their most popular crustaceans.
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Bettors wagered nearly $14 million more than they did in February, but the state took in about $150,000 less.
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The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
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Michael McNaughton is serving a life sentence for the murder of Romeo Parent of Lewiston.
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The site has the most right-angle crashes in the state, with 28 in the past five years, a highway safety engineer said.
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Staff at Edward Little High School honor their Top 10 students and their families.
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Francelina "Fran" Pratt is honored as Livermore Falls oldest resident.
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The changes entitle high schoolers who live beyond a mile from Edward Little High School to busing, reducing the previous distance by a half-mile.
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Regulators decided Wednesday that U.S. fishermen will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds of the eels per year. That quota will stand through at least 2027.
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The park featuring several monuments sustained heavy damage due to flooding in a December storm. Those behind the effort to renovate the park hope to have most of the work complete by July 4.
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Hobbs said in a statement that she looks forward to quickly signing the repeal into law.
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Republicans in Congress have denounced the protests and demanded action to stop them, thrusting university officials into the center of the charged political debate over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
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Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself "Colby Action for Palestine."
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The singer posted an emotional video reminding fans that hate has no place in her 'Idol' family.
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The Fed chair stressed, as he has before, that the central bank's decision on when to cut rates will depend on the latest economic data.
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Jack D. Teixeira, the airman convicted of leaking classified U.S. secrets on the chat app Discord, faces military criminal proceedings this month.
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A break near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge onramp has northbound traffic down to one lane, according to a city Facebook post.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly railed against several rounds of U.S. and Western sanctions, claiming last year that they are 'illegitimate sanctions' on his country.
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The decision covers 317,000 borrowers who attended the defunct for-profit chain of schools from January 2004 to October 2017.
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell also is signaling he will continue to oppose the marijuana banking bill. McConnell has previously helped block the bill.
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Russia provided almost a quarter of the enriched uranium used to fuel America’s fleet of more than 90 commercial reactors, making it the No. 1 foreign supplier.
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Tax credits aimed at cultivating a domestic EV and battery manufacturing industry were a key element of Biden’s signature climate bill.
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Since word got out, owner Carrie Clark has been sharing her cat's story, with advice to microchip your pets and to double-check your Amazon boxes before returning them.
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The new ban has an exception for saving a woman's life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest. But health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly.
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Michael G. Fournier was charged earlier this year as one of more than 1,000 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
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Johnson has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends loosening restrictions on marijuana, a historic shift in federal drug policy.
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Mason's new brewery initially was projected to be completed and ready to open by last summer.
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Maine's Legislature will reconvene May 10 to take up override votes on a handful of bills rejected by Gov. Janet Mills.
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Poland Spring parent company BlueTriton announced the aluminum bottles are part of a long-term sustainability plan.
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Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza have spread across the country in a student movement unlike any other in the 21st century.
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Babies in dispensaries, ID checks at registers and free samples: Businesses say a new law will improve the 'weird' cannabis shopping experience, reduce the stigma and make it akin to buying alcohol.
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The program, which is set to expire at the end of May, helps people with limited means pay their broadband bills.
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Double-check your Amazon boxes before returning them.