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June 14, 2022

Black bear euthanized after attacking family at Tennessee campground, injuring mother and daughter

National Park Service officials said they euthanized a black bear that had broken into a family's tent in Tennessee and injured a mother and her daughter.

June 14, 2022

US monkeypox infections climb to 65

Monkeypox infections have risen in the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 65 nationwide, including the first probable case in Ohio.

June 13, 2022

Alligator interrupts golf game by grabbing golfer's ball on Florida course

An alligator picked up a golf ball from a Florida course – right in the middle of a game. Golfers at Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club in Ormond Beach, filmed the moment.

June 12, 2022

North Carolina company offers to pay homeowners to release 100 cockroaches into their homes

A North Carolina-based company is offering homeowners $2,000 to allow them to release 100 cockroaches into their homes and then test a treatment.

June 10, 2022

Hawaii reports third case of probable monkeypox; nationwide tally hits 45

Health officials in Hawaii reported the state's third case of probable monkeypox virus as Rhode Island announced its first, bringing the national tally up to 45.

June 9, 2022

Connecticut reports year’s first fatality, second case of Powassan virus due to tick bite

Connecticut's Department of Public Health announced another case of the tick-related Powassan virus infection (POWV) as well as the first fatality in 2022.

June 9, 2022

Bird flu detected at Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in mallard ducklings

Bird flu has been detected in mallard duckings at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in in Washington, D.C., the National Park Service announced this week.

June 9, 2022

Maine scientists deploy buoys off of the coast to track sharks

Maine marine scientists have decided to track sharks off the coast for the first time. They are doing this by deploying buoys off both coasts.

June 9, 2022

WHO: Monkeypox becoming 'established' in non-endemic countries is 'real' risk

The World Health Organization (WHO) called the risk of the monkeypox virus becoming "established" in non-endemic countries "real." There are 40 reported cases in the U.S.

June 8, 2022

California woman says dog who defended her from mountain lion attack has died

The Belgian Malinois died after fending off a mountain lion trying to attack a California woman and became seriously injured before dying this week