Stories tagged with: increase
Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat
(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) -- Strong winds and low humidity could create significant problems for firefighters in the Carolinas on Friday, as wildfires continue to rage throughout both states, officials said.Red flag warnings are in place for the western Carolinas on Friday with wind gusts reaching ...
Some Republican lawmakers increase calls against gay marriage SCOTUS ruling
(WASHINGTON) -- Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage equality.Idaho legislators began the trend in January when the state House and Senate passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision -- which ...
Trumps tariffs could increase home prices and mortgage rates, some experts say
(WASHINGTON) -- Housing prices are soaring twice as fast as overall inflation. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage topped 7% in January for the first time since last spring. Observers as disparate as J.P. Morgan and the left-leaning nonprofit Center for American Progress have declared ...
Respiratory virus activity is high as cases increase in US: CDC
(NEW YORK) -- Respiratory illness activity – a measure of how often conditions like the common cold, flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus are diagnosed – is currently "high" in the United States, according to an
Some hospitals seeing increase in RSV, walking pneumonia. Heres what to know
(NEW YORK) -- Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally.Cook Children's Medical Centers in Texas reported a "steep increase" in children visiting ...
