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Ohio's Thomas Edison Could Be Headed To The U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall

A new statue of Ohio inventor Thomas Edison will help represent Ohio in Washington D.C., if a special legislative panel gets its way. The committee has…

<em>Aedes aegypt</em>i mosquitoes, which have been known to carry the Zika virus, buzz in a laboratory in Cucuta, Colombia.

'Nobody Is Immune': Bracing For Zika's First Summer In The U.S.

Author Donald. G. McNeil Jr. predicts that 2016 will be the worst year for Zika transmission in the U.S. "After this year, a fair number of people will be immune, and ... immunity will grow," he says.

Reports: Dozens Of Civilians Killed In U.S-Led Coalition Strike In Syria

Syria's main opposition group is calling for the coalition to suspend airstrikes against ISIS. Access to the area is restricted, but photos appear to show corpses from strikes near the Turkish border.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, center, is escorted by security staff before departing from Taoyuan airport on Saturday. Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on her way to Central America, a trip that will be closely watched by Beijing.

In Transit, Taiwan President Set To Stop In U.S., Much To China's Displeasure

Tsai Ing-wen is on her way to Central America for a nine-day trip, but she will be stopping in Houston on the way. After a diplomatic dust-up last month, China is watching the trip closely.

The U.S. has designated the rusty patched bumblebee an endangered species.

U.S. Puts Bumblebee On The Endangered Species List For 1st Time

The protected designation for the rusty patched bumblebee is also the first of its kind for a bee species in the continental U.S. It has seen a dramatic decline in numbers and territory.

How U.S. Trade Policy Could Change Under The Trump Administration

Donald Trump appealed to voters who have been hurt by globalization, promising he would rip up or renegotiate trade deals. Many Republicans, however, back the trade pacts.

Tejay van Garderen says even a small risk from the Zika virus is enough to make him stay home with his wife, who is pregnant. He's seen here last year ahead of the start of the Tour de France cycling race.

Zika Worries Prompt U.S. Cyclist To Pull Out Of Rio Contention

Tejay van Garderen's wife is expecting a baby in October. A U.S. Olympic Committee official says the organization isn't aware of any similar cases of an athlete opting out.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper appears on Capitol Hill in February.

U.S. Spy Chief Considers Disclosing Number Of Americans Surveilled Online

National Intelligence Director James Clapper says there are multiple obstacles in calculating just how many U.S. citizens are ensnared in government data-collection programs targeting foreigners.

A photo provided by Eglin Air Force Base shows the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's most powerful non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target on Thursday, the first-ever combat use of the weapon.

U.S. Drops Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb Ever Used In Combat

The so-called Mother of All Bombs was dropped Thursday in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says it hit an underground ISIS complex.

During his annual news conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he agreed with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that even someone lying on their sofa could have hacked the Democratic National Committee.

Putin Shrugs Off Trump's Tweet On Expanding U.S. Nuclear Capability

During his annual news conference, Russia's leader also addressed accusations of Kremlin meddling in the U.S. election by saying Democrats "are trying to blame all their failures on external factors."

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