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A health worker in Liberia washes up after leaving a clinic's Ebola isolation area.

It Kills Germs For Up To 6 Hours. Can It Wipe Out Ebola?

Zylast is a hand sanitizer that offers protection far longer than alcohol-based products or chlorine solution. That's why USAID has named it one of its "Fighting Ebola Grand Challenge" winners.

Supreme Court limits a legal tool the DOJ has used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants

The Supreme Court has narrowed the Justice Department's use of an obstruction law to prosecute people who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Two key figures behind the initiative effort, financial backer Brian Heywood (left) and Washington State Republican Party chair Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen), helped drop off petitions at the Secretary of State's office in Tumwater last fall in order to qualify the initiatives for ballot consideration in 2024. At least 325,516 registered Washington voters needed to sign the petitions in order for them to move forward.

The 6 voter initiatives likely heading to Washington ballots this fall, explained

Here's a quick-start guide about the unprecedented slate of Washington initiatives aiming to repeal a major climate policy, kill a tax on some of the state's richest residents, and more.

The Sperry Chalet was located in Glacier National Park in Montana. The historic building was engulfed in by a wildfire in the park.

6.7 Miles From The 21st Century: Remembering The Historic Sperry Chalet

The chalet fell to the Sprague Fire at Glacier National Park last week. NPR's Marc Silver remembers a strenuous, hours-long climb with his family to reach the building.

A charred statue sits among the destruction at Coleman Creek Estates mobile home park in Phoenix, Ore., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. The area was destroyed when a wildfire swept through on Tuesday, Sept. 8. A trial started Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in connection with a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon.

$1.6B trial starts against utility over fatal 2020 wildfires

A trial has begun in connection with a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon.

Then-President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

Appeals court says Trump isn't immune from Jan. 6 riot lawsuits

The ruling stems from several lawsuits brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic members of Congress seeking civil damages from Donald Trump related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

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