The additional deaths came from New Orleans as the area continues to grapple with power outages from the stormThe death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida has risen to 26 with the additional 11 deaths all occurring in the city of New Orleans, officia…
Idaho enacts ‘crisis standards of care’ protocol to battle worsening Covid
State warns residents may not get care they would normally expect as case numbers rocket and governor urges people to take vaccineIdaho public health leaders have activated “crisis standards of care” allowing healthcare rationing for the state’s northe…
Capitol bomb claim suspect charged with weapon of mass destruction threat
Floyd Roseberry told to undergo mental competency hearingThursday threat prompted evacuations and hours-long standoffA man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the US Capitol, prompting evacuations and an hours-long standoff with police, ha…
Genetic secret to age women start menopause discovered
Research could lead to doctors being able to tell women how long they have got left to start a familyA series of genetic signals that influences the age women begin menopause has been identified, potentially paving the way to fertility treatment that c…
US senators unveil text of $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill
The 2,700-page bill will launch what is certain to be a lengthy debate over Joe Biden’s big priorityUS senators have unveiled a nearly $1tn bipartisan infrastructure package after much delay, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bil…