Lisa Schlein GENEVA—International scientists and experts meeting at the World Health Organization agree on the urgency of developing vaccines and diagnostic tools to combat the Zika virus, which is being linked to microcephaly, a brain disorder in newborn babies.The three-day consultation is the first time experts in the fields of virology, immunology and related fields […]readmore
Jessica Berman A new strategy to prevent malaria, a disease that puts newborns at risk of death, offers hope that expectant mothers in malaria-endemic countries in Africa will be able to deliver healthy babies. The risk of pregnant women becoming infected with malaria is very high in developing African countries. Researchers say 60 percent of […]readmore
Reuters BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA—This summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro could offer a last grab at glory for a handful of veteran U.S. athletes who say that mental toughness and refined approaches to training are allowing them to perform at a top level late in their careers.Olympians preparing for their fifth and even sixth […]readmore
AP NEW ORLEANS—The National World War II Museumhas nearly finished restoration of a patrol torpedo boat that sank two armored German supply barges and carried U.S. commandos to French shores. Officials hope to have PT-305 back on the water in about a year, carrying tourists and history buffs on the lake where it was first […]readmore
AP NEW YORK—A series of humorous ads promoting a film about Muslims are appearing in New York City subway stations five months after a federal judge ruled the ads should go up. The MTA said the ads for the 2013 film «The Muslims Are Coming!» violated its ban on political ads. But Judge Colleen McMahon […]readmore
AP LONDON—Images from Elton John’s vast collection of 20th-century photography are going on display at Britain’s Tate Modern. The gallery announced Wednesday that the exhibition, «The Radical Eye,» will feature more than 150 images by modernist masters of photography including Man Ray, Alexander Rodchenko, Andre Kertesz, Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange. Tate Modern says John […]readmore
Jeff Seldin U.S. officials are pushing a select group of allies to expand their sights beyond Iraq and Syria in the global effort to destroy the Islamic State (IS) terror group. Spurred on by IS’s growing strength in Libya as well as the deadly terror attacks in Paris this past November, U.S. officials see a […]readmore
Mary Alice Salinas WHITE HOUSE—The White House said it is “not particularly concerned” about an editorial published in Cuba’s state newspaper warning the United States against meddling in its internal affairs. The editorial comes as President Barack Obama prepares for a historic visit to Havana, March 21-22. The editorial published on Wednesday in the Communist […]readmore
Ken Schwartz A federal jury in New York Wednesday found a former member of the U.S. Air Force guilty of trying to enter Syria and join Islamic State. Forty-eight year-old Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh faces up to 35 years in federal prison when he is sentenced later this year. This is the first time a […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by local education leaders, will highlight the technology program at Edward R. Martin Middle School in East Providence. Raimondo will visit the school’s Google classroom and speak with students about coding and the elephant robot they created. «Computer science is the new basic skill,» Raimondo said. «Programs […]readmore
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