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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

Zika striking women at higher rates than men: U.S. study

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Adult women in Puerto Rico were significantly more likely to develop Zika than men, (More…)

Earthquake hits already battered central Italy, no casualties

ROME (Reuters) – A strong earthquake hit the same area of central Italy on Thursday that has already been battered (More…)

Exclusive: Abortion by prescription now rivals surgery for U.S. women

By Jilian Mincer

NEW YORK (Reuters) – American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, (More…)

Yemen’s suspected cholera cases soar to 1,410 within weeks

GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has ballooned to 1,410 within three weeks of the (More…)

Alert level raised for Alaska volcano after explosion detected

By Dan Whitcomb

(Reuters) – Scientists raised the alert level for a remote Aleutian volcano on Monday after an explosion (More…)

Washington state ‘grossly’ unprepared for major quake: report

(Reuters) – Washington state is grossly unprepared for a large earthquake and tsunami that may strike in the coming decades, (More…)

U.S. health officials outline Zika spending priorities

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health officials outlined on Tuesday how they planned to divide up $1.1 billion in funds approved (More…)

Amid government silence, Venezuela’s microcephaly babies struggle

By Alexandra Ulmer

GUARENAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Deep inside a hilly Venezuelan slum, Ericka Torres rocks her three-month-old son Jesus (More…)

Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami

By Julie Steenhuysen

(Reuters) – Florida officials on Thursday announced a new area of Zika transmission in the Miami region (More…)

New computer glitch delays United Airlines flights

By Ingrid Melander and Tim Hepher

PARIS (Reuters) – Thousands of passengers were delayed worldwide after a computer glitch temporarily (More…)