Flu season soars in the United States, especially in the South
Final thoughts from the doctors, they said it's still too early to tell if this season's vaccines are fully effective. Those infections resulted in 371 hospitalizations, including 21 ICU admissions, and eight deaths, the report says.

Feds Bring Charges Against Undocumented Immigrant Acquitted in Kate Steinle Case
The case has sparked national outrage over sanctuary cities, and the need for stricter laws on illegal immigration. Zarate was acquitted of first and second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter on Thursday.

Democratic Women in Senate Call on Al Franken to Resign
Franken's announcement comes on the heels of more than two dozen key Democratic lawmakers who have called for his resignation. Gillibrand was the first to call for Franken's resignation on Wednesday, but a torrent of Democrats quickly followed .

Mayors unite in Chicago-led effort to confront climate change
The Trump administration has made multiple decisions to end or reverse Obama-era policies focused on combatting climate change. He said the most important work addressing climate change isn't being done at the level of national leaders but on the ground.

Duterte seeks another year to solve drug problem
PDEA, as chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), shall coordinate all government efforts in this regard, Roque said.

United Nations faces uphill course to broker North Korea talks
On Monday, he met Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Li Baodong, and from Beijing he will go directly to the North Korean capital. Feltman is the first person in his position to visit Pyongyang since 2010.

Trump backs Sen. Hatch for eighth term in bid to block Romney
Trump previously said he is doing it for Hatch. "Let's continue MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" the president replied on Twitter. Trump called Hatch in October to and requested he run again, sources familiar with the call told Politico .

Steph Curry leaves game against Pelicans with sprained right ankle; X-rays negative
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry seriously hurt his ankle on Monday night against the New Orleans Pelicans . The Hornets aren't yet the elite defensive team coach Steve Clifford says they can be.

AG Scheiderman: Fake Comments Corrupted FCC's Feedback On Net Neutrality
Schneiderman said that this violates NY law, and is investigating this issue on behalf of New Yorkers. The identity of one of Schneiderman's staff members was also used without her permission, he said.

California wildfire: Thousands evacuated in Ventura County
They blow westward, from inland areas toward the coast, speeding up as they squeeze through mountain passes and canyons. Lorenzen added that all firefighters can do at this stage is try and get ahead of the fire and protect structures.

Tag: Honor 7X India
Honor's latest premium phone is gunning for the OnePlus 5T , with competitive specs, a matching price and AI camera features. The front facing camera is a 13 MP unit and is accompanied by a very Apple-esque 3D face recognition hardware and software.

Women Accuse Democratic Assemblyman Of Sexual Harassment And Assault
She says her year-and-a-half there "was a constant reminder from Matt Dababneh that women were subordinate to him - in all ways". Lopez says Dababneh pushed her into a washroom at a common companion's wedding festivity in Las Vegas in January 2016.

Elton John announces his mother's death, says he's 'in shock'
Relatives for a long time did not speak and began to talk in the spring of this year, before the 90th birthday Sheila Fairbrother. Thank you for everything. "Imagine! To me, his mother!" Even if I was destitute I wouldn't be controlled by anybody.

Up to 20cm of snow forecast for parts of Cumbria
Storm Caroline is set to batter Britain on Thursday with 80mph wind gusts and up to eight inches of snow. The weather warning will come into place 3am on Thursday morning and will remain until 8pm that evening.

Google Maps introduces,'Two-wheeler', mode as an India first feature
This is not the first time that Google has rolled out India first features before rolling it out for the rest of the world. The suggested routes are optimized for motorcycles and rely on reports from other riders.