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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a United Nations agency, has issued a new report warning of an uptick in measles cases throughout the region.On Wednesday, the organisation issued an epidemiological alert that called for member states to strengthen “routine surveillance and vaccination activities” in order to combat the spread of the disease.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The sharp increase in measles cases in the Americas Region during 2025 and early 2026 is a warning sign that requires immediate and coordinated action by Member States,” PAHO said in a statement.Overall, in the first three weeks of 2026 alone,…

Washington — Top executives at Tesla and Waymo made the case for the safety of their vehicles before a Senate committee on Wednesday, insisting their driving systems are safer than human drivers, despite recent incidents. Congress is considering how to move forward with legislation to create uniform safety regulations to govern self-driving vehicles, which are becoming increasingly common in major cities. Roughly half of U.S. states currently have differing laws and regulations governing self-driving cars, while others don’t, creating a patchwork regulatory system. Senators on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday expressed an eagerness to eliminate avoidable crashes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI arrested 55 people Wednesday morning in a sweeping takedown of a major Georgia-based drug trafficking ring accused of flooding U.S. streets with dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl, and linked to a supplier in China.Officials said the organization was responsible for distributing large quantities of deadly narcotics throughout Georgia and beyond in what they dubbed “Operation Powder Island.”Investigators also identified at least one suspect who was allegedly communicating with an overseas supplier based in China, highlighting the international reach of modern drug trafficking networks.The takedown comes as the FBI ramps up efforts…

Ashley Salmen is reeling after a recent theft from her vehicle outside her Kelowna, B.C., townhouse. “I want the uniform back. I want it off the street,” Salmen said.Salmen is a paramedic and among the items recently stolen was her uniform and paramedic ID.“It has the patches, the emblems and that’s my concern, is that someone is going to use this uniform for ill will,” Salmen told Global News.The theft happened on Saturday, Jan. 31 on Kneller Road in the city’s Rutland area.The first responder says it was just before 7 a.m. when she came home after working an overnight…

A national registered training organisation specialising in equine-assisted therapy is expanding into WA for the first time with plans to hold its inaugural equine-assisted mental health education course.

Yeoh said in the China Press interview that findings from the IIUM study are expected to be announced in March and be released to the public.She said this research was still required regardless of whether a mayoral election would eventually be implemented, and reassured that MPs and the public would remain informed and get clarity on the matter.CNA has contacted IIUM for comment.Weighing in on the issue, PN’s Takiyuddin said on Wednesday that a “more realistic and practical approach” to improving DBKL’s performance would be to focus the study on core administrative and governance issues.“These include DBKL’s organisational structure, quality…

These are the key developments from day 1,442 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats believe Bill and Hillary Clinton’s decision to appear before the House Oversight Committee will put to bed accusations of noncompliance with congressional investigations on Jeffrey Epstein — while strengthening precedents around subpoena power that Democrats could use down the line.At the same time, lawmakers cast doubt that their testimonies would provide answers that Republicans are looking for.”I think House Republicans want this to be performative and a public show,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the No. 3 Democrat in the chamber, said.”I think it satisfies the [subpoena] requirements … as long as…

For decades, Susan Lucci starred in “All My Children.” She speaks to “CBS Mornings” about her second memoir, which dives into her life after the soap opera series, the death of her husband and the resilience she found along the way.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! SAN FRANCISCO – Ever since their Super Bowl victories in the 1990s, the Dallas Cowboys have been the practical definition of mediocre.The team has yet to make it to an NFC Championship Game since they won Super Bowl XXX three decades ago, but the top receiver from that team, Michael Irvin, sees the vision.Irvin told Fox News Digital on radio row in San Francisco that he recently had dinner with soon-to-be second-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer, and he “love[s] the direction Coach is going in.”  Wide receiver Michael Irvin of the Dallas…