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Massachusetts joins with NCAA, sports teams to tackle gambling among young people
BOSTON (AP) — Top Massachusetts officials joined with NCAA President and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie…
Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for ‘law and order,’ to show contrast with Biden
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Donald Trump attended Thursday’s wake of a New York City…
GOP-backed bill proposing harsher sentences to combat crime sent to Kentucky’s governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky wrapped up work Thursday on a sweeping…
Manitoba promises move to plastic health cards as part of upcoming budget
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is planning to do away with paper health cards and…
US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is…
Sawfish are spinning, and dying, in Florida waters as rescue effort begins
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of…
US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest…
Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year…
As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — With Kansas poised to ban gender-affirming care for minors, college students…
Last coal-burning power plant in New England set to close in a win for environmentalists
BOSTON (AP) — The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the…
Rio de Janeiro declares a dengue health emergency days ahead of Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro on Monday has declared a public health…
Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends
Ever since Anthony Bridges found out he had prostate cancer six years ago, he hasn’t…
Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top investigative body said Thursday that another suspect has been detained…
Canadian rower looking forward to third outing for Oxford in historic Boat Race
Having rowed in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race twice already, Canadian Julia Lindsay knows what to…
Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?
Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge…
Statistics Canada reports real GDP up 0.6 per cent in January as Quebec strikes end
OTTAWA – Canada’s real gross domestic product grew 0.6 per cent in January, helped by…
Republican-passed bill removes role of Democratic governor if Senate vacancy occurs in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the…
Michelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO…
Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central…
This is how reporters documented 1,000 deaths after police force that isn’t supposed to be fatal
After George Floyd was killed under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee, reporters at The Associated…
Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health…
In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Myanmar’s military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council marked Armed Forces Day on…
Former correctional officer at women’s prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at a federal California women’s prison known…