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An Ebola patient is lifted up by two medical workers after being admitted into a Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) on August 15th, 2018, in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

News in Brief

An Ebola Crisis Intensifies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Health-Care Workers Are Infected

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing an alarming Ebola outbreak, with 10 health-care workers now reported to be infected by the highly contagious virus.

Jack Herrera

A hiker makes his way up a trail to Calf Creek in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on May 10th, 2017.

Environment

The DOI Won’t Sell Off Lands That Trump Removed From a Utah Monument

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke didn't see the Bureau of Land Management's draft plan beforehand; he only learned the details when he read about them in the news.

Rebecca Worby

News in Brief

HUD Accuses Facebook of Housing Discrimination

HUD's complaint alleges that, by allowing landlords and sellers to choose who sees their ads, the social media platform is fostering housing discrimination.

Rebecca Worby

Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Environment

A Federal Judge Reinstates the Clean Water Rule for 26 States

A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration's order delaying the Clean Water Rule.

Emily Moon

News in Brief

Trump Is Making It Easier for the U.S. to Launch Cyber Attacks

President Donald Trump on Wednesday undid an Obama-era policy that set limits on how the United States deploys its cyber weapons.

Jack Herrera

A makeshift homeless encampment in Los Angeles, California.

News in Brief

The LAPD May Dismiss Old Bench Warrants for the City’s Homeless Population

A plan under consideration by the Los Angeles Police Department would toss out warrants for homeless people who don't show up in court for minor offenses.

Max Ufberg

News in Brief

Oregon Considers Ending Coverage of Opioid Painkillers for Chronic Pain

Officials hope to curb overdoses that they think are caused by the overprescription of opioid painkillers to chronic pain patients.

Francie Diep

News in Brief

New York Is the Latest State to Sue an Opioid Manufacturer

Twenty-six other states have already sued the company.

Rebecca Worby

News in Brief

Nebraska Becomes the First State to Use Fentanyl for a Lethal Injection

Officials in Nebraska used fentanyl to execute a death row inmate on Tuesday, marking the first time the powerful opioid has been used to carry out the death penalty in the United States.

Kate Wheeling

20th Fighter Wing Airmen lower the flag to half-mast at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 5th, 2013. Capt. James Steel, 77th Fighter Squadron chief of mobility, was killed in the line of duty April 3th, after his aircraft crashed in Afghanistan returning to base from a close air support mission.

News in Brief

A New Law Targets Child Sexual Assault at Military Bases

Sweeping military reforms include new guidelines for how the Department of Defense must handle child-on-child sexual assault on military bases.

Jack Herrera