The Associated Press The Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile Chile has declared a public health alert with a hantavirus outbreak killing three people and infecting 10 others. Health Minister Jaime Manalich blames wildfires in the southern Bio Bio and Araucania regions for driving rats from their normal habitat into... washingtonexaminer.com/news […]
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. A three-judge panel says a pair of lawsuits challenging North Carolina's new boundaries for congressional and legislative seats can move forward. The Superior Court judges on Monday declined to dismiss more than half of the claims offered by... washingtonexaminer.com/news […]
The Associated Press The Associated Press PORTALES, N.M. Eastern New Mexico University says its enrollment for a spring semester has broken a school record. The Portales university announced Monday that student enrollment hit 5,084 students, surpassing the 5,000 mark for the first time in ENMU's... washingtonexaminer.com/news […]
The Associated Press The Associated Press HOLYOKE, Mass. The future of a Holyoke church where parishioners have been holding a 24-hour vigil to protest its closure by the Diocese of Springfield is now in the hands of the Vatican. A state judge on Friday dismissed a trespassing lawsuit brought... washingtonexaminer.com/news […]
The Associated Press The Associated Press DENVER Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would make the western tiger salamander the official state amphibian. The measure was drafted by students, who have enlisted the support of Denver Democrat Rep. Angela Williams to carry the measure. The... washingtonexaminer.com/news […]