WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on March 17, 2025: * * * APHIS Confirms H7N9 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a U.S. Flock On March 12, APHIS confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N9 in a broiler chicken breeder flock in Mississippi. APHIS has previously documented H7 low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) in U.S. wild bird surveillance this yea  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads 15-state coalition in support of DOJ's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in a strong show of support for the U.S. Department of Justice's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. In a letter addressed to Leo Terrell, Head of   more