Currently, 29 states and New York City are reporting high levels of influenza-like-illness (ILI), and another nine states are reporting moderate levels of ILI. This season, 18 children have died from flu-associated deaths.

Influenza is a tiny frequently mutating package of genetic material (RNA) surrounded by an envelope.

Influenza A is a more

Missed flu-shot day at the office last fall? And all those "get vaccinated" ads? A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already spreading through much of the country.

Federal health officials said Friday that there is still some flu vaccine available and it's not too late to

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An ice storm warning was out for much of the Mississippi Delta until 6 p.m. Tuesday as motorists were being warned of continuing icy conditions on roads and bridges - a warning that extended into northeastern counties.

Gov. Phil Bryant late Monday night declared a state of emergency in several counties hit hard by wintry ice

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fire has destroyed the sanctuary of a Nashville church.

There were no injuries when the blaze broke out Sunday afternoon at Bell Road Church of the Nazarene. A passer-by alerted the pastor, who lives in a house next door to the church building.

Church board member Judith Baker told The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/UjBruP )