Category: alert

Federal Agency Issues New Alerts Targeting Much of Northern US

Canadian wildfire smoke is again inundating parts of the northern United States this week, triggering air quality alerts spanning Montana to Vermont. The alerts have been issued by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) across about a dozen states on Monday morning, according to a map provided by the agency. Some news outlets estimated that the…


Twitter Alerts Back on Track for NYC Subway After Week Off

NEW YORK—Service alerts for New York City’s subway, commuter trains and buses were back on Twitter on Thursday, a week after transit officials balked at paying to provide the information. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost access last week to Twitter’s application programming interface to send out automated alerts about service changes and emergencies. The MTA…


CDC Issues Health Alert to Doctors Over Deadly Ebola-Like Virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned doctors in an update on Thursday that they should be aware of growing outbreaks of the highly fatal Marburg virus in Africa and will start communicating with travelers to the United States to watch for symptoms. Like Ebola, Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a a rare but severe…


US Issues Travel Alert for Spring Breakers in Mexico

MEXICO CITY—The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert Wednesday for Americans planning to spend Spring break in Mexico. The alert warns travelers to “exercise increased caution” especially after dark at Caribbean beach resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum, which have been plagued by drug gang violence in the past. “U.S. citizens should…


FDA Flags Shortage of Key Drug Used to Treat Breathing Problems

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) flagged a shortage of albuterol, a medication used to treat some breathing conditions, including asthma, after its manufacturer stopped producing it. “FDA is working to address a shortage of a particular form of albuterol … a medication that is used to treat breathing conditions. It is important to…


Italy on Alert Amid Anarchist Attacks on Diplomatic Missions

MILAN—Italy’s government has increased security at its diplomatic missions around the globe in response to “a crescendo of terroristic attacks” by an informal anarchist network acting in solidarity with an imprisoned Italian militant, the foreign minister said Tuesday. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cited nearly a dozen attacks since the end of November, ranging from vandalism…


Police: 1 of 2 Babies Recovered After Amber Alert Has Died

COLUMBUS, Ohio—One of the twin Ohio boys who became the center of a statewide AMBER Alert that garnered nationwide attention last month has died, authorities said. Columbus police said officers were sent to a home shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday on a report of a baby not breathing. Medics transported the baby, who was about…


How to Wake up Alert and Refreshed

Researchers have discovered that you can wake up each morning without feeling sluggish by paying attention to three key factors: sleep, exercise, and breakfast. Do you feel groggy until you’ve had your morning joe? Do you battle sleepiness throughout the workday? You’re not alone. Many people struggle with morning alertness, but the new study demonstrates that…


Serbia Places Its Troops on Kosovo Border on Combat Alert

MITROVICA, Kosovo—Serbia on Monday placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on “the full state of combat readiness,” and on Tuesday erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove those placed earlier. The new barriers, made of heavily loaded trucks, were put up overnight in Mitrovica, a northern Kosovo…


CDC Issues ‘Health Alert’ to Pediatricians About Rare Disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert to doctors and parents about a rare respiratory disease that is affecting children. The virus, called Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), has similar symptoms to influenza or the common cold, health officials said last week. Other health officials say that while enteroviruses are very common viruses that…