National-World

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Liz Stark and Ella Nilsen, CNN The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials announced Wednesday. “For the species proposed for delisting today, the protections of the (Endangered Species

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Novant Health, a North Carolina not-for-profit system of 15 medical centers with more than 2,300 physicians, said this week it had terminated roughly 175 employees for non-compliance with its mandatory Covid-19 vaccination program. More than 99% of Novant Health team members chose compliance, company President and CEO Carl Armato said in

By AJ Willingham, CNN Did you go to bed angry? Experts have real, tangible tips on what to do (and what not to do) when a little steam comes out your ears. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You

By Aya Elamroussi and Alexandra Meeks, CNN The board of California’s second-largest school district unanimously approved a mandate Tuesday that all eligible students and staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19 by late December. The measure impacts students ages 16 and older and employees of the San Diego Unified School District and says they must be

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state since 1954, health officials said Tuesday. The man, who was in his 80s, woke up last month

By Amy Simonson, Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN When the Martinez family moved into their new home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, five years ago, they had dreams of raising their children and making a life in their new neighborhood cul-de-sac. “The minute we found this home, I loved it,” Jannique Martinez told CNN. “It

By Andy Rose, CNN Three former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, have entered guilty pleas for providing alcohol at an initiation event where a pledge died. Sam Martinez, 19, died of alcohol poisoning in November 2019, according to the Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Maxwell Rovegno,