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Judge tells agencies to restore webpages and data removed after Trump’s executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access…
Judge tells agencies to restore webpages and data removed after Trump’s executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access…
Kansas’ Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on…
Georgia Senate bill would cut funding for adult gender-affirming care, but it may have cloudy future
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would cut off…
Tuscany becomes the first region to approve assisted suicide in Roman Catholic Italy
MILAN (AP) — Tuscany approved a bill regulating medically assisted suicide Tuesday, becoming Italy’s first…
10 new cases of measles reported in West Texas county and New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Public health authorities said Tuesday that an outbreak of measles…
Kansas’ Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on…
Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our…
Connecticut Rep. John Larson says a complex partial seizure caused him to stop speech on House floor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Rep. John Larson, who inexplicably stopped speaking during a speech…
Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our…
When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With a heartbeat abortion ban solidly in place in South Carolina,…
Winner of the Boston Marathon, legendary Canadian runner Jerome Drayton dies at 80
TORONTO — Legendary long-distance runner Jerome Drayton, who won the Boston Marathon in 1977 and…
Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The sudden closure in the Central African Republic of…
When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With a heartbeat abortion ban solidly in place in South Carolina,…
Hockey Quebec announces ban on smelling salts, citing health risk for players
MONTREAL — Hockey Quebec is banning the use of smelling salts, citing concern over their…
Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to…
This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths…
Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to become nation’s health secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert…
Trump’s foreign aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close
SARMADA, Syria (AP) — In the town of Sarmada in northern Syria, Dr. Mohammad Fares…
This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths…
Canadian children see thousands of digital ads for unhealthy food every year: report
MONTREAL — Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on…
Polish appeals court orders retrial in abortion-aiding case
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appeals court in Poland on Thursday ordered a retrial of…
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump’s…
Federal judge pauses President Trump’s order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive…