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A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator. Around the same time, a senior in Louisiana was diagnosed with the first “severe” case in the U. S. As bird flu continues to ramp up, many are wondering what tools—namely, vaccines—we have to fight it if such intervention becomes necessary. “Public-health and infectious disease folks around the world are watching bird flu very, very carefully,” says Dr.

In the early hours of the New Year’s Day celebrations on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the city was attacked when a driver veered a pickup truck into the crowd, killing 14 people and wounding at least 35 others. The suspect was also killed in a gunfire exchange with police. The New Orleans Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New Orleans field office continue to share details about the attack, but the investigation is still underway. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In a press conference on Jan.

Years ago, stress kept Hannah Eden up at night before her CrossFit events. Beating her competitors “meant everything,” she says. But having a baby changed her mindset. Training for a half-Ironman in Hawaii, she focused less on the competition, and more on her own performance. “I was so grateful just that my body could do this, eight months postpartum,” she says.

The U. S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would allow the President to take away the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization that he determines is providing material support for terrorism. Although existing law already prohibits American nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from supporting terrorism, the new bill would remove existing procedural safeguards, effectively allowing the President to shut down any organization based on his judgment alone. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Handing the President such a power threatens Americans’ basic freedoms in civil society.

TIME Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs sent the following note to staff on Thursday: Dear all, I’m pleased to share with you that Nikhil Kumar is returning to TIME as Executive Editor. I’m also thrilled to announce that Lori Fradkin, who joined TIME in 2018, is being promoted to Executive Editor. Nikhil Kumar will be overseeing our AI, Climate, and Health teams, working with those reporters and editors to expand our coverage in these key verticals and the leaders shaping them for TIME. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Together, our AI, Climate, and Health journalists have been among TIME’s most innovative and recognized.

La Paloma’s Nina Simone tribute Thursday. If you’re hankering for more than the occasional Nina Simone cover, immerse yourself in the legendary jazz singer’s work with Dazzle’s Thursday, Jan 2, Nina Simone tribute. Singer and multi-instrumentalist La Paloma presents a musical homage that spans Simone’s discography and her work as an “activist, an artist (and) a dreamer,” Paloma wrote. The all-ages show, which starts at 6:30 p.m., takes place at Dazzle Jazz at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1080 14th St.