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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…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say…
Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli and Arab fathers who both lost daughters in conflict
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appeared in better health on Wednesday, walking into the…
Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95
SEATTLE (AP) — Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount…
West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday broke with West Virginia’s GOP-majority…
Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House
Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on abortion rights in deeply conservative Alabama, won a special election…
B.C. orca calf rescue team considers changing tactics to save stranded whale: DFO
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue team working to coax a stranded killer whale calf from…
Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion ‘lite’ proposal that would cover fewer people
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents…