Brittany Shammas

The last confirmed instance of local transmission happened in 2003, when eight people became infected in Palm Beach County, Fla., the CDC said.

The university initiated a disciplinary process against Katie Meyer for allegedly spilling coffee on a football player accused of sexually assaulting one of her underage teammates.

Though the teen has support from a guardian and said she is not ready to have a baby, a court upheld a ruling that said she isn’t “sufficiently mature” to choose.

Meg Autry, an obstetrician and gynecologist, called it “an option for patients who don’t have other options.”

The number of abortions performed in the United States has fallen significantly in recent years. Nearly 1 in 4 women will have the procedure by the age of 45.

The jury deliberated for seven days before finding William Husel not guilty on all 14 counts in what was one of the largest murder trials in Ohio history.

Vaccination for the coronavirus in the United States has all but ground to a halt, with initial doses and boosters plummeting to the lowest levels since the program began in December 2020.

Even as the coronavirus pandemic sent the world into seclusion, people sought connection.

On Wednesday, infections declined to an average of 601,302 in 7-day average and current hospitalization have leveled off to 148,710, according to data compiled by The Washington Post.

In a tragic paradox, those who are pregnant are simultaneously more likely to experience severe illness and death from covid-19 and less likely to get the shot capable of preventing such suffering. At least 171 have died, including 22 in August alone.