The World Health Organization said Tuesday that some passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship may have been infected with the deadly hantavirus through person-to-person transmission, an extremely rare occurrence that scientists are racing to confirm. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Our assumption is they…

This is more than just baby names. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. For the first time in decades, the federal government published data showing the most common first names of the entire population. The U.S. Census Bureau took reported names from its latest decennial census,…

Seattle police are looking for a suspect in connection with the Sunday evening murder of a University of Washington student, found inside a school-affiliated apartment building, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The victim of the incident is “believed to be a 19-year-old transgender…

A U.S. special forces soldier accused of using classified information about the operation to remove Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from office to make prediction market bets pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, was charged Friday…