Town Sealed As Third Pneumonic Plague Death Raises Alarm In China

A highly contagious airborne infection called pneumonic plague is causing a healthcare concern in northwest China. The deadly infection caused by bacteria Yersenia pestis has already led to three deaths and sickened ten people in a remote farming town of Ziketan in Tibetan...

Police to seal off D.C. neighbourhoods

Washington D.C. police have announced a controversial new policy "Neighbourhood Safety Zones," to cordon off entire neighbourhoods; setting up checkpoints to monitor who comes in and out."Under an executive order...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from