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Here are some things you can do to be better prepared for major flooding
Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but…
Advocacy group says court battle over psilocybin-assisted therapy is a turning point
OTTAWA — A non-profit group that advocates for access to therapy using psychedelic drugs has…
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon asked to explain comments on 1998 sex assault
MONTRÉAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon was asked to explain his public comments…
The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. “I hated my…
Focus on first responders’ mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas
INGRAM, Texas (AP) — Riding on horseback through brush and over numerous dead turkeys, Margo…
Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused on Wednesday to answer…
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last…
Gaza doctors say Israel’s killing of a prominent colleague leaves a hard-to-fill void
JERUSALEM (AP) — When the onetime director of a Gaza Strip hospital was killed by…
Chinese man charged in Texas with stealing COVID-19 research from US colleges
HOUSTON (AP) — A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into several…
Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state…
Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the…
A German doctor suspected of killing several patients is now under investigation
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators said Tuesday they were examining the case of a doctor…
As US abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies
SARWORLOR, Liberia (AP) — Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West…
US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more…
RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday praised a company that…
Canada’s environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards
YELLOWKNIFE — Canada’s environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter,…
B.C. field coroners get $32 an hour to face scenes of death. Some say it’s not enough
They work on gruesome scenes of death, sometimes traversing rough terrain to access bodies in…
Victoria mayor announces $10 million on diverted spending for community safety
VICTORIA — Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety…
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set…
Missouri judge again blocks many of the state’s anti-abortion laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge blocked many of the state’s abortion restrictions…
EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a…
Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark…
A look at what will happen to food assistance under Trump’s big tax cut bill, by the numbers
President Donald Trump ’s big tax cut bill will overhaul a common food assistance program…
North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them ‘mean-spirited’
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed on Thursday three anti-DEI…