Data by one test-maker shows a positivity drop, but rate could be influenced by number of people taking test Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The maker of a popular laboratory test said the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US may be slowing. An outbreak of infections from the single-celled parasite has grown to more than 18,000 suspected and confirmed cases in late July, the nation’s largest on record. The midwest has been hit particularly hard in the outbreak, where public health
WNBA player Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from her wife of seven years, Cherelle, court records show. Cherelle was a vocal voice during Griner's Russian imprisonment, constantly pleading with U.S. government officials to bring the former Atlanta Dream star home. When Griner returned home in late 2022, she thanked then-President Joe Biden for his efforts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Over the last 9 months you have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my l
The American Red Cross has declared a "blood crisis" across the nation. The organization released a warning about the second-ever blood supply crisis this week after blood donations fell to a four-year summer low. This decline worsens an emergency shortage that "threatens the availability of lifesaving blood for patients across the country," the organization wrote in a press release. MICROPLASTICS DETECTED IN MOST HEART ATTACK PATIENTS' BLOOD IN STARTLING NEW STUDY The Red Cross is now limiting
Washington Post opinion editor Adam O'Neal announced his exit from the paper on Friday after roughly just one year on the job. "I’m writing to announce that I have decided to leave The Washington Post. My last day will be August 31," O'Neal told staff in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital . "I joined The Post to lead the opinion section as it began a new chapter, and we have made dramatic changes over the past year. We quickly embraced our mission of championing free markets and personal libert
Federal government plan outlines cuts to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporary The US government released its anxiously awaited plan for how to manage the Colorado river crisis on Friday, outlining cuts in water supplied to California, Arizona and Nevada. The proposal from the US Bureau of Reclamation spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming from facing mandatory cuts, for now. But it is a temporary fix as the states that rely on the river continue to fight o
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Plan set to transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projects Under a new “local first” principle, Andy Burnham will instruct ministers to justify why powers should remain in Whitehall rather than be devolved. As well as greater control over technical education for teenagers , announced by the government this week, some of those close to the prime minister have called for mayors to oversee schools, GPs and childcare providers through health and education comm
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office has released tax returns showing he and his wife made between $1.7 million and $2 million annually from 2022 through 2024
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El Niño forecast to strengthen from August to October, resulting in higher temperatures and more extreme weather India’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Niño weather system is taking hold, weather experts have warned. The El Niño system will strengthen from August to October, which will bring higher temperatures globally, with increasing rainfall in some regions while other suffer drought, according to new data and forecast
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A Michigan hospital has agreed to pay $410,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a physician assistant who said she was fired after refusing to comply, due to her faith convictions, with workplace policies related to transgender patients, according to court filings and statements from the parties. Valerie Kloosterman sued University of Michigan Health-West after she was terminated in August 2021. "All I wanted to do was provide the best care possible to my patients without being forced to violate m
