May 6, 2016 Getting a Zika shot may soon be the new normal A Zika vaccination is likely in your future, and in the futures of your children and grandchildren.
May 6, 2016 Severe turbulence leaves 7 hurt on flight returning from Punta Cana A Pittsburgh-bound flight from Punta Cana had to be diverted to Florida after four crew members and three passengers were injured from unexpected turbulence.
May 6, 2016 Cayman Islands to deploy genetically modified mosquitoes MIAMI (AP) -- British biotech company Oxitec and the Cayman Islands government announced plans Thursday to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in the fight against a species that spreads Zika and other diseases.
May 6, 2016 Study strengthens suspected link between Zika and paralysis NEW YORK (AP) -- A study in Brazil found nearly 90 percent of people with a rare paralyzing condition said they had symptoms of Zika earlier - contributing to mounting evidence that Zika may be a cause.
May 6, 2016 Convicted Colombian drug-traffickers go missing in Portugal A lawyer for two Colombians convicted in Portugal of drug-trafficking says the pair are missing after being released from prison while their appeals are being considered.
May 6, 2016 China seeks global support for South China Sea policies China is seeing mixed results in its effort to enlist friendly states in its push to exclude the U.S. and its allies from the festering South China Sea dispute, underscoring the limits of Chinese diplomacy despite its massive economic clout.
May 6, 2016 Canada evacuating 8,000 wildfire evacuees by air Canadian officials will start moving thousands of people from work camps north of devastated Fort McMurray in a mass highway convoy Friday morning if it is safe from a massive wildfire raging in Alberta.
May 6, 2016 Oilers, Flames donate $100G to relief efforts in Canadian wildfire The National Hockey League and the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames are each donating $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross relief efforts in fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alberta.
May 6, 2016 Expert says Canada wildfire evacuation largest in recent memory The wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is driving one of the largest evacuations in North America in recent memory, said Bill Stewart, co-director of the University of California's Center for Fire Research and Outreach at the University of California, Berkeley.
May 6, 2016 Mexico City lifts smog alert, allowing more cars on streets Mexico City has discontinued a pollution alert after three days of persistently high smog levels and will allow more cars on the streets Friday.