Four agricultural workers in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu, the first human cases of H5N1 virus to be reported in the state. Washington is the sixth state to report a human infection of avian flu.

Bird flu viruses are divided into two categories: low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). H5N1 is an HPAI that causes severe illness an

Bird flu has possibly infected four agricultural workers in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Health. In a press release Sunday, the Washington State Department of Health said the “workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County.

The vice president will give a speech on Tuesday at the Ellipse, the park near the White House where Donald Trump encouraged supporters to march on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The vice president is slated to present her final case to the American people in D.C. exactly one week before Election Day.

Planning is underway for Vice President Kamala Harris to deliver a “closing argument” speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, four sources familiar with the preparations confirmed to NBC News.

The Washington Mystics are parting ways with coach Eric Thibault and general manager Mike Thibault, the franchise announced Wednesday. Eric Thibault is the fifth WNBA coach to be let go this offseason,

The Washington Mystics are parting ways with coach Eric Thibault and general manager Mike Thibault after a 14-26 season.

The Washington Mystics have fired general manager Mike Thibault and head coach Eric Thibault, the team announced on Wednesday. The Mystics finished ninth overall in the WNBA in 2024 with a 14-26 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021.