Paulina Firozi

In 2020, Merriam-Webster chose “pandemic” as the word of the year.

Numerous conservation and animal protection groups are also offering a combined $26,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the poisonings.

Police apprehended the Crumbleys early Saturday after a brief manhunt involving numerous law enforcement agencies.

As of Tuesday, there were 74 confirmed deaths in Kentucky and more than 100 people unaccounted for, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.

After a half-day search effort, 40 dogs that were staying at a boarding facility in Superior, Colo., when the flames erupted were accounted for.

EMS workers in Colorado can take only the most severe cases to hospitals, and less urgent patients may be taken to non-hospital destinations when appropriate, according to one state’s crisis standards.

The court also upheld a more narrow rule requiring vaccination among health care workers at federally funded facilities.

The district says students are required to wear masks at all times on campus, including indoors and outdoors.

The White House said President Biden was aware of the bomb threats — the second time this month that multiple HBCUs reported such threats in a single day.

There are 24 known locations where the plant grows in Texas and Mexico, though a federal scientist noted that there may be more populations that have not yet been observed.