• 2 babies diagnosed with botulism in Massachusetts amid nationwide outbreak

  

• Norovirus cases surge nationally and in Texas ahead of the holiday season

  

• Durbin tries again to pass DREAM Act before retirement

  

• Measles vaccine rates up 3% in Chicago Public Schools

  

• West Contra Costa Unified School District educators go on strike

  

• Georgia ethics panel decides Burt Jones can loan $10M to his campaign

  

• State wildlife officials try to coax bear out of Altadena crawl space

  

• Pittsburgh attorney files complaint for family of man killed in boat strike