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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...)

NASA’s Juno spacecraft loops into orbit around Jupiter

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA’s Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter late Monday with (More…)

U.S. to fund Zika virus study of U.S. Olympic team

By Bill Berkrot

(Reuters) – The U.S. National Institutes of Health said it will fund a study to monitor U.S. (More…)

NASA’s Juno spacecraft poised for one-shot try to orbit Jupiter

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A NASA spacecraft was poised for a one-shot attempt to slip into (More…)

Funding to fight Zika virus faces uphill battle in U.S. Senate

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Funding to battle the Zika virus faces a struggle in the U.S. Senate this (More…)

Flint children’s blood lead levels rose in water crisis: U.S. officials

DETROIT (Reuters) – Federal health officials on Friday confirmed that the blood lead levels of children in Flint, Michigan, rose (More…)

EPA says filtered Flint, Michigan drinking water safe to drink

DETROIT (Reuters) – Federal officials said on Thursday it is safe for anyone to drink properly filtered water in Flint, (More…)

Savage storm pummels eastern China, killing 98

FUNING, China (Reuters) – A violent storm in eastern China that packed gale-force winds and hail killed 98 people and (More…)

Republican lawmakers approve $1.1 billion in new Zika funds

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday agreed to $1.1 billion to fight the (More…)

Tornado, hail storms kill at least 51 in east China: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) – A tornado and hail storms killed at least 51 people on Thursday in the eastern Chinese province (More…)

Congo almost runs out of yellow fever vaccine amid epidemic

By Aaron Ross

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo has almost run out of yellow fever vaccine in Kinshasa, (More…)