WHO massively scales back number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
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While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
Fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral wealth has killed millions. Trump wants to end it, and potentially reap huge rewards.
UNAIDS boss Winnie Byanyima says if U.S. foreign aid isn't restored, AIDS will "come back, and we'll see people die the way we saw them in the '90s."
Grassroots groups around the world have lost funding for a range of humanitarian projects, including medical aid and fighting human trafficking.
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
Congo's health minister says the government is "on general alert" over an unidentified disease that's killed dozens of people, about half of whom were children.
The person had traveled to eastern Africa and was treated in Northern California upon return, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Rwanda says it's gaining control of a Marburg outbreak, but U.S. authorities are taking no chances as another killer virus spreads fast.
Congo finally gets vaccines, but stopping the world's worst mpox outbreak will be a race against time, and there are plenty of hurdles.
The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over the spread of mpox in Africa, but says it's not the next coronavirus.
Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived.
Videos show how African elephants may be the first nonhuman species to use vocal name-like identifiers for each other, suggesting "the capacity for some degree of symbolic thought," researchers said.
The trees have been called both "grotesque" and "one of the most charismatic species on our planet" – and now we know where they came from.
The slaughter of millions of chickens to curb 2 separate bird flu outbreaks in South Africa has led to egg and poultry "supply constraints."
A Libyan official who visited Derna said "25% of the city has disappeared," and he expects the final toll to be "really, really big."
Jeff Woodke, an American missionary who spent six years in captivity in Africa, says he was beaten, locked in chains and pressured repeatedly to convert to Islam.
A group of bipartisan lawmakers say South Africa appears to be engaging in "activities that undermine United States national security or foreign policy."
One of the two generals battling for control over the east African nation says he's committed to a "transition to civilian rule," but there's no end in sight to the violence yet.
The U.N. warns that unless urgent action is taken, half a million children could die in the drought-ravaged nation within just six months.
A new report says hundreds of animals have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa's worst drought in decades.
Dida was a tusker elephant, meaning her tusks were so large they reached the ground. She was considered the iconic matriarch in Tsavo East National Park.
A small plane crash caused a grass fire on Wednesday in southern Colorado. It happened in Rio Grande County, and one person was injured.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
An Arizona woman who got lost while hiking in southwestern Colorado was rescued this week after a 2-hour search.
Another major train station rebuilding in Colorado is underway. After a more than 10-year journey for the owners, progress is beginning to show at the Grand Junction Union Station.
The University of Denver is working on a restructuring, as it looks to design itself for years ahead.
A small plane crash caused a grass fire on Wednesday in southern Colorado. It happened in Rio Grande County, and one person was injured.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
An Arizona woman who got lost while hiking in southwestern Colorado was rescued this week after a 2-hour search.
Another major train station rebuilding in Colorado is underway. After a more than 10-year journey for the owners, progress is beginning to show at the Grand Junction Union Station.
The University of Denver is working on a restructuring, as it looks to design itself for years ahead.
A wildfire is forcing some Colorado residents who live in the southern part of the state out of their homes. The Bear Fire started on Wednesday in Las Animas County.
A fire that started in a backyard in the western Colorado city of Rifle on Wednesday spread in windy conditions wound up destroying an eight-unit apartment building.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
A small plane crash caused a grass fire on Wednesday in southern Colorado. It happened in Rio Grande County, and one person was injured.
Another major train station rebuilding in Colorado is underway. After a more than 10-year journey for the owners, progress is beginning to show at the Grand Junction Union Station.
The U.S. Embassy said Americans traveling to Mexico for the World Cup should look at advisories for the region they will be visiting.
This week Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog became the first NHL player to win the Masterton Memorial Trophy and the Messier Leadership honor in the same season.
The U.S. being a host country for the World Cup generates interest among fans, but less so among those who are not soccer fans.
Eleven U.S. cities will host hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans over the next few weeks.
Federal immigration authorities barred a Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup from entering the U.S. over the weekend, citing "vetting concerns."
The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new analysis finds.
The vice president said President Trump "has been very clear about what is in our best interest" as the relationship with Israel is tested over the Iran war.
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
A growing number of Europeans see the U.S. as a rival or an adversary, especially in Denmark, France, Spain and Switzerland, according to the poll.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions that his opponent claims create a conflict of interest.
The vice president said President Trump "has been very clear about what is in our best interest" as the relationship with Israel is tested over the Iran war.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said he wants Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear before lawmakers in July.
Bill Gates told members of Congress on Wednesday that Jeffrey Epstein put his philanthropic work at risk, and that meeting him represented "a grave error in judgment."
A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
Mishika Bhatia recently graduated high school and well into the research for a treatment for Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome.
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The first human case of West Nile virus in Colorado this year has been reported in Jefferson County.
The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new analysis finds.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
The Consumer Price Index rose last month at a 4.2% annual rate amid a spike in U.S. energy prices.
A new law in Colorado expands access to solar panels by legalizing small, portable plug-in units.
Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, which could lead to higher health care costs for Americans over 65.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.
An Aurora fire lieutenant will remain demoted after he and a fellow firefighter ran an Aurora police sergeant off the road with a fire truck last year.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive."
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.