At least 4.6 million flu illnesses have been recorded this season so far. Flu activity is increasing across the U.S. amid holiday travel and gatherings, according to the latest data the Centers for ...

Public health experts are warning of a flu surge as 17 states, including Georgia, report high or very high activity levels. Georgia has seen more than 500 hospitalizations and 12 deaths since early ...

PHOENIX – Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy offered an update on his agency’s work alongside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in cracking down on an influx of illegal immigrants given a non ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the hiring of two former top officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were pushed out or resigned. Former ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

The Trump administration gave New York 30 days to pause issuing all non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, among other demands, or risk losing $73 million in highway funds. By Karoun Demirjian ...

The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 2 travel health notice, warning travelers to “practice enhanced precautions” when visiting Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cuba and China’s Guangdong Province due ...

Upcoming overnight interstate closures might slow down your travel plans on Interstates 80 and 35 near Des Moines. The area between the southwest mixmaster and Iowa Highway 141 will be closed for ...

Carol Chesnutt, left, speaks with Stuart Anderson of the Iowa Department of Transportation during an event in Fairfield in 2023. (Andy Hallman/The Southeast Iowa Union) Buy Photo The Gazette offers ...

The CDC issued health warnings for India and Haiti after travelers from those countries were diagnosed with rabies. Travelers are advised to avoid contact with dogs, cats, and wild mammals in both ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during Tuesday's cabinet meeting that "nearly half" of driving schools are not meeting DOT standards, and over 7,000 commercial truck drivers have been found ...

Travel Tuesday is officially here, and retailers are offering notable deals on hotel stays, flights, cruises and more during the event. However, many of the deals only last through the end of the day, ...