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Kansas health officials say they are monitoring six West Nile virus cases this year and five of them have been considered serious.As of Aug. 15, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) shows three cases located in the north-central Kansas region and three more in the south-central part of the state.The KDHE says that five of the six cases are classified as neuroinvasive. Jill Bronaugh, a KDHE spokesperson, said non-neuroinvasive cases are less severe, according to a report by KSNT. Bronaugh explained that infected subjects with non-neuroinvasive cases have flu-like symptoms and neuroinvasive cases are much more severe.MOSQUITO-BORN DENGUE FEVER

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday blocking Florida from further expanding the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' injunction formalized the temporary halt she had ordered two weeks ago.Witnesses continued to testify over multiple days in a hearing to determine whether construction of the facility should stop until the case is decided.Advocates have argued that the expansion of the facility violated environmental laws.LAWSUITS THREATEN TO UPEND ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ OPERATIONSEnvironmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe said that further construction and operations at the facility should be stopped

SAN DIEGO –  Erik Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted in the 1989 shotgun slaying of their parents in Beverly Hills, has been denied parole by a California review board, officials confirmed.The California Board of Parole Hearings denial of parole marks a significant development in the decades-long case that drew international attention, with the brothers’ televised trial becoming one of the most infamous of the 1990s. Erik, now 54, has spent more than 30 years behind bars.MENENDEZ BROTHERS' JUNE HEARING CONVERTED FROM CLEMENCY TO PAROLE AS DECISION LOOMS FOR GOV. NEWSOMIn a statement, the Menendez family said they are

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after likely being bitten by an infected flea on a Lake Tahoe camping trip, health officials confirmed.The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency said Tuesday the individual is recovering at home under medical supervision. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) notified local officials of the case, prompting an investigation."It’s believed that the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. Health officials are investigating the situation," the county said in a news release.ARIZONA RESIDENT DIES OF PNEUMONIC PLAGUE, THE FIRST

The Pentagon has created a new medal for service members who’ve deployed to the southern border to assist federal law enforcement with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The Pentagon unveiled plans for a Mexican Border Defense Medal for U.S. troops serving with Joint Task Force Southern Border, according to a new memo the Pentagon released Aug.13 that was shared on social media. A U.S. defense official confirmed the authenticity of the memo to Fox News Digital Wednesday. TROOPS AT THE BORDER: HOW THE MILITARY’S ROLE IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS EXPLODED UNDER TRUMPNow, service members will receive the Mexican Border Defense Medal

New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was hit with a "fact check" from a local crime expert over a post where the potential future mayor opined on the cause of the New York Police Department’s staffing problems."There is so much wrong with @ZohranKMamdani’s post here," Rafael A. Mangual, senior fellow and head of research for policing and public safety at the Manhattan Institute, posted on X in response to Mamdani, who has faced criticism for his past repeated calls to defund the NYPD. Mamdani used the article, which was headlined "Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops

In one of the largest overnight strikes since the war began, Russia unleashed some 614 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles across Ukraine, killing one, injuring dozens and destroying an American-owned electronics company less than an hour from two NATO borders, officials confirmed Thursday morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said the strike on the private U.S. company, which involved "several" cruise missiles, was "very telling" following President Donald Trump’s attempts to force Moscow to end its invasion.RUSSIA'S LAVROV LOOKS TO DRAW CHINA IN ON UKRAINE'S ‘SECURITY GUARANTEES’"Last night, the Russian army set one of its insane anti-records," Zelenskyy said.  "They targeted civilian infrastructure

Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones spoke about the team’s contract negotiations with star linebacker Micah Parsons during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday morning.Jones spoke to co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones about the ongoing standoff with Parsons. The pass rusher is in the final year of his rookie contract and as talks between the two parties have stalled, Parsons has requested a trade.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe billionaire Cowboys owner maintained that Parsons was a special player but the linebacker needed to know that he was just one piece of a bigger puzzle