A Hayward man, 31-year-old Christopher Nadhan, has been charged with raping a woman whom he found sleeping in her car at the Walnut Creek BART station. The victim said she had been out drinking with a friend in San Francisco and decided to sleep a bit in her car on October 25, 2025, and she awoke to the suspect on top of her. [Bay Area News Group]
Marburg virus disease (MVD) has been confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory (in Ethiopia), Africa CDC said on Saturday. Further epidemiological investigations and laboratory analyses are under way and the virus strain detected shows similarities to those previously identified in east Africa. It said Ethiopian health authorities had acted swiftly to confirm and contain the outbreak in the Jinka area.
Scientists have pursued a universal influenza vaccine for decades to protect against various strains, with recent plans for $500 million in funding marking significant progress.
