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In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat
MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California,…
US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas must now decide
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza…
Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?
Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new…
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was…
Quebec SAQ liquor store employees give green light for limited strike
MONTREAL – Members of a union representing more than 5,000 Société des alcools du Québec…
Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan…
Medical incident likely led to SUV crashing into Walmart store, authorities say
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A driver who crashed her sport-utility vehicle into a Walmart…
Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa kills 7
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Seven people were killed when debris from a Russian drone hit…
The Missouri governor shortens the DWI prison sentence of former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday shortened the prison sentence…
Drone crash damages an apartment building in St Petersburg, Russia state media says
MOSCOW (AP) — A drone crashed into an apartment building in St. Petersburg Saturday morning,…
North Carolina is among GOP states to change its voting rules. The primary will be a test
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Super Tuesday ballot has plenty to draw voters, with…
'They wanted to humiliate us.' Palestinian women detained by Israel allege abuse in Israeli custody
JERUSALEM (AP) — Nabela thought the United Nations school in Gaza City was a safe…
The Tower of London's new ravenmaster takes charge of the landmark's iconic flock
LONDON (AP) — If an ancient prophecy is right, Michael “Barney” Chandler has just got…
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Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at his hospital from aid…
Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year's US elections
CHICAGO (AP) — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children…
Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe…
Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some…
The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
BOSTON (AP) — Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care,…
As an opioids scourge devastates tribes in Washington, lawmakers advance a bill to provide relief
SEATTLE (AP) — A bill that would bring millions of dollars to tribes in Washington…
B.C. announces minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, $237M to recruit and retain staff
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has established minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for a range of different hospital…
Patient and 3 staffers charged in another patient's beating death at mental health facility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A patient, two psychiatric assistants and a nurse have been indicted…
Dengue cases in Peru are surging, fueled by mosquitoes and high temperatures brought by El Niño
PIURA, Peru (AP) — Residents of Pedregal Grande, a poor neighborhood in the Peruvian city…
Colorado lawmakers clash over bills to protect transgender people's use of a chosen name
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s House was tense Friday morning as the Democratic majority pushed two…
What are the next steps on the long road to a national pharmacare plan?
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling his government’s new pharmacare bill a huge…