Minnesotan who died from malaria in Uganda had "biggest heart"

Khristina Lund thought she had jet lag or influenza, but it turned out to be malaria.

• Feb 17, 2025

A Minnesota woman has died of malaria

Khristina Lund died last week after traveling abroad helping children in Uganda.

• Feb 17, 2025

Chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat ailments, study finds

Scientists monitoring 51 chimpanzees saw sick or injured animals eating certain plant items that were not part of their normal diet.

• Jun 21, 2024

70-year-old woman gives birth to twins in Uganda, doctor says

"At 70 years when I'm considered weak, unable to get pregnant and deliver, or look after a baby, and here is a miracle of the twins," the mother said.

• Dec 1, 2023

Saint Paul Public Schools to open new East African elementary magnet school

St. Paul Public Schools to open a new East African elementary magnet school in September 2023.

• May 16, 2023

Proposed Uganda law would impose death penalty for some LGBTQ acts

The bill approved by lawmakers would even make family members vulnerable to imprisonment for failing to report loved ones.

• Mar 23, 2023

Many U.S. labs cannot test for Ebola strain behind Uganda's outbreak

A CDC official called it a "huge priority" for the agency to expand availability of tests for this virus.

• Oct 25, 2022