HONOLULU (AP) — Health officials say a baby born in a Hawaii hospital is the first in the United States born with Zika virus.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday it’s also the first infant born in the country with microcephaly  associated with Zika virus. It’s a birth defect where a baby’s head is smaller than expected. Babies with the condition often have smaller brains that might not have developed properly.

The state Department of Health announced Friday that the baby was born recently in an Oahu hospital. The mother likely had the mosquito-borne virus while living in Brazil and her newborn acquired the infection in the womb.

Neither the baby nor the mother is infectious. Officials say there’s no risk of transmission in Hawaii.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says researchers have found the strongest evidence so far of a possible link between a mosquito-borne virus and a surge of birth defects.

The CDC said that researchers found the dengue-like Zika virus in the babies of two women in Brazil who miscarried and two newborns who died. Those who were born had small heads, a rare condition known as microcephaly.

CDC’s director of mosquito-borne diseases is Dr. Lyle Petersen and he says that finding the virus in brain tissue is “very significant.”

Brazil’s government says 3,530 babies have been born with microcephaly in the country since October. The number was less than 150 in 2014.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Westar Energy is looking for customers interested in using some solar energy without having to install equipment.

The utility announced Monday it will build a solar array if enough customers agree by the end of March to buy at least 1 megawatt of power. That’s enough electricity to power 164 homes.

Westar spokeswoman Gina Penzig says anywhere in Westar’s territory could participate in the program.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports a household would pay about $10 per month to receive about 15 percent of its electricity through the solar community project. The incentive is that the rates would be locked in for as long as the customer is enrolled, regardless of how regular rates fluctuate.

Customers can enroll by visiting Westar’s website, WestarEnergy.com/communitysolar.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 1945 report proving that Japan had government-controlled brothels during World War II has been added to a University of Kansas library.

Longtime university history professor Grant Goodman was a 20-year-old second lieutenant in the Army’s Military Intelligence Service when he translated the report about the brothels — some featuring enslaved “comfort girls” from across Asia.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that decades later and before his 2014 death, Goodman shared the document with the world in an article. The attention is credited with contributing to Japan’s 1993 formal apology to former prostitutes now known as “comfort women.”

Just last month, Japan for the first time pledged government money — $8.3 million — to a foundation supporting the few remaining sex slaves from Korea, now in their 80s and 90s.

SHAWNEE COUNTY- A woman from Manhattan was injured in an accident just before 4p.m. on Monday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Nissan Sentra driven by Katie Jo Jarvis, 26, Manhattan, was east bound on Interstate 70 one mile east of Valencia.

After changing lanes, the Nissan struck the driver’s side door of a 2015 Subaru Legacy driven by Clinese A. Thompson, 40, Topeka.

After the collision, the Nissan veered through the median across opposing traffic lanes, over the embankment and came to a rest after damaging a fence on the access road below.

Jarvis was transported to Stormont Vail. Thompson and two passengers in the Subaru were not injured.

All were properly restrained a the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s cold season and the miserable trudge in seeking antibiotics because their mucus turned green, or the cough has nagged for weeks.

Despite years of warnings, doctors still overprescribe antibiotics for acute respiratory infections even though most are caused by viruses that those drugs cannot help.

Now doctors are getting new tips on how to avoid unnecessary antibiotics for these common complaints — and to withstand the patient who’s demanding one.

Sure bronchitis sounds scary. So describe it as a chest cold. And no, color changes don’t mean it’s time for an antibiotic.

“Antibiotics are terrific. Thank God we have them for really bad things. But we need to be judicious in the way we use them,” said American College of Physicians President Dr. Wayne J. Riley, an internal medicine professor at Vanderbilt University.

Rather than sending patients off with little advice about what to do while their bodies fight off a virus, how about a prescription instead for some over-the-counter or home remedies that just might ease the cough or the pain?

“We’re calling for the symptomatic prescription pad,” Riley said, describing information sheets that suggest simple aids like humidifiers and plenty of fluid, have a space to scribble directions for an OTC drug — and tell patients when to return if they’re not getting better. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a sample on its website.

Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness, and inappropriate prescribing is one factor. Repeated exposure can lead germs to become resistant to the drugs. The CDC estimates that drug-resistant bacteria cause 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths each year in the U.S.

Another reason not to use them unnecessarily: side effects. Antibiotics are implicated in 1 of 5 emergency-room visits for bad drug reactions, CDC says. Particularly troubling is an increase in severe diarrhea caused by C-diff, the Clostridium difficile bug that can take hold in the gut after antibiotics kill off other bacteria.

CDC has seen improvement from pediatricians in antibiotic prescribing but overuse remains a big problem for adults, especially with respiratory illnesses, said Dr. Lauri Hicks, who heads CDC’s “Get Smart” antibiotic education campaign.

Monday’s guidelines, from CDC and the American College of Physicians, move beyond simple statements that antibiotics don’t work for viruses like the common cold or the flu. They lay out how doctors begin deciding if antibiotics are warranted for some other common respiratory complaints, explain that decision to patients and offer guidance on symptom relief.

Among the advice, published in Annals of Internal Medicine:

—Acute bronchitis is airway inflammation, irritation that makes you cough, sometimes as long as six weeks. The guidelines say not to perform special testing or prescribe antibiotics unless pneumonia is suspected, something often accompanied by a fast heartbeat, fever or abnormal breathing sounds.

Over-the-counter symptom relief includes cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan; mucus-thinning expectorants such as guaifenesin; and antihistamines or decongestants.

—Sore throats are hugely common but adults are far less likely than children to have the strep throat that requires an antibiotic. A rapid strep test is available if patients have suspicious symptoms such as persistent fever, night sweats or swollen tonsils.

Pain-relieving options for adults include aspirin, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, and throat lozenges.

—Sinus infections can be very painful but usually clear up without antibiotics even if bacteria are to blame. The guidelines say antibiotics should be reserved for patients with no signs of improvement after 10 days, severe symptoms such as fever higher than 102, or what’s called double-sickening, when someone starts to recover and then gets worse.

Possible symptom relievers include decongestants, nasal sprays, saline nasal irrigation and pain medications.

Riley often has to explain how to tell if cough and cold relievers contain a sedating antihistamine, and that nasal sprays clear congestion quickly but that using them for too many days can trigger rebound symptoms. He asks if patients are taking multiple products that contain acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, because too much can damage the liver. Often, his patients say an over-the-counter drug isn’t working when in fact, they didn’t take it as directed.

“There is a dizzying array” of drugstore symptom relievers, so don’t make miserable patients sort through them without help, said CDC’s Hicks.

“There isn’t a right answer that works for everybody,” she said. But sometimes something as basic as a humidifier “can make a difference in terms of how you feel when you wake up in the morning.”

HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic is pulling a controversial new picture book about George Washington and his slaves, the publisher tells The Associated Press.

“A Birthday Cake for George Washington” was released Jan. 5 and had been strongly criticized for its upbeat images and story of Washington’s cook, the slave Hercules. Its withdrawal was announced Sunday.

The book had received more than 100 one-star reviews on Amazon.com and the trade publication School Library Journal had called it “highly problematic” and recommended against its purchase.

“A Birthday Cake” was written by Ramin Ganeshram, whose previous works include the novel “Stir It Up” and the nonfiction “FutureChefs.” Vanessa Brantley Newton’s is the illustrator.

In a Scholastic blog post, Ganeshram had written that the story was based on historical research and meant to honor the slaves’ resourcefulness.

HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane,” has died.

Frey was 67 and had been battling multiple ailments. He died Monday. The band’s website says he died in New York.

Guitarist Frey and drummer Henley formed the Eagles in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, along with guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner. They would become a top act over the next decade, embodying the melodic California sound.

An Eagles greatest hits collection from the mid-1970s and “Hotel California” are among the best-selling albums in history.

Frey was born in Detroit and was raised in the suburbs. His solo hits include “The Heat Is On” and “Smuggler’s Blues.”

SUMNER COUNTY- The victim in a fatal Sumner County ATV accident has been identified as Nathan Lee Doll, 10, Conway Springs.

A memorial service for the boy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to the Ebersole Mortuary web site.

The accident in the 900 Block of North Ryan Road happened just after 4:30p.m. on Friday, according to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department. He was pronounced dead at scene.

A memorial has been established at St. Joseph Catholic School in Conway Springs, according to the Mortuary. Doll was a fourth grade student at the school.

The Sumner County Sheriff’s office is expected to release additional details on Tuesday.