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Mississippi has the highest rate of preventable deaths in the US, health official says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has improved some of its poor health outcomes, but its…
Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber dies at 29 from medical complications
Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from…
‘How can we make Nunavut better?’ Premier full of hope as deal with Ottawa is signed
IQALUIT, Nunavut – As a child growing up in Canada’s northernmost community, P. J. Akeeagok…
Children’s pain and fever relief medicine recalled due to risk of overdose
Drug manufacturer Teva Canada Ltd. is recalling one lot of a children’s pain and fever…
Wisconsin Republican leader derides GOP impeachment attempt targeting state’s top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican attempt to impeach Wisconsin’s nonpartisan top elections official is…
1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros
MORONI, Comoros (AP) — A second day of unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation…
Florida Senate passes bills seeking to expand health care availability
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will seek to streamline regulations and offer incentives to help…
Extreme cold weather causing oil spills in North Dakota; 60 reports over past week
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bitter cold weather is causing a rash of spills in the…
Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
NEW YORK (AP) — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S.…
Blinken’s latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex US foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries…
Health announcements about King Charles and Kate mark a departure for tight-lipped royals
LONDON (AP) — The double health announcements from Britain’s royal family — on Kate, the…
Belarus rights group calls on UN to push for proper treatment of cancer-stricken opposition prisoner
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The most prominent human rights group in Belarus is calling on…
Anti-abortion activists brace for challenges ahead as they gather for annual March for Life
A year ago, anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. gathered for their annual March for…
Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it’s throwing support…
Biden’s campaign pushes abortion rights in the 2024 battle with Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection team is preparing a nationwide series of events…
Driver killed after car plunged from second floor of UBC parkade building
VANCOUVER – Police have confirmed the driver of a car that plunged off the second…
UN: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza’s overwhelmed remaining hospitals which…
2 New Mexico Republican lawmakers seek to impeach Democratic governor over gun restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two Republican legislators filed a resolution Wednesday aimed at initiating…
Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a baby, authorities say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland,…
Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa’s genocide case
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fighting “human animals.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” “Erasing the Gaza…
Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica
VICTORIA – A cache of scientific equipment that could fit in the back of an…
St. Croix tap water remains unsafe to drink as US Virgin Islands offer short-term solutions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — With no date in sight for when it will…
Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Medicine for hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under first Israel-Hamas deal since November RAFAH,…