Pigs in their pen at a farm on the outskirts of Chengdu in China's south west Sichuan province, on August 2, 2005.Peter Parks | AFP | Getty ImagesScientists have identified a new strain of flu carried by pigs in China that they say has the potential to become a pandemic.The new strain is descended from…
Summer has just begun, but health officials are already warning Americans that the fall and winter months ahead will likely be challenging. Once flu season begins, the U.S. will have to worry about not one, but two contagious viruses.“The real risk is that we’re going to have two circulating respiratory pathogens at the same time,”…
Pro-mainland supporters in Hong Kong hold Chinese and Hong Kong flags during a rally to celebrate the approval of a national security law on Tuesday. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Pro-mainland supporters in Hong Kong hold Chinese and Hong Kong flags during a rally to celebrate the approval of a national security…
The president’s first instinct, as always, was to blame the press.When a damaging story emerged, Donald Trump said he hadn’t been told about it, and besides, it was another “phony hit job” by the New York Times, and the paper should name its unnamed sources which, he said, were probably made up.Trump went further yesterday,…
Steve Kiggins, USA TODAY Published 10:30 p.m. ET June 29, 2020 CLOSE A giant bison rammed into a family's rental car during a stampede in Yellowstone National Park. USA TODAYA California woman was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park after approaching too closely to try to take a photo, the second incident in…