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Hundreds may have been exposed to rabies at bat-infested cabins in Grand Teton National Park
Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several…
Three years after his death, cricketer Shane Warne’s legacy lives on with heart health checks
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Cricketer Shane Warne’s legacy lives on more than three years after…
No end in sight to plastic pollution crisis as treaty negotiations in Geneva fail
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around…
Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
Six people report feeling ‘sharp prick’ in back of body at Montreal festival: police
MONTREAL — Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a…
Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heat wave is expected to last for days
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important…
Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization
TORONTO — The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles…
Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — After waking early to stand in line for an…
Middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis puts belt on the line against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319
CHICAGO (AP) — Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis will put his belt on the line…
Final arguments in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong delayed over health concerns
HONG KONG (AP) — The final arguments in prominent Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai’s national…
Afghanistan is starting its fifth year of Taliban rule. Here are 5 things to know
The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 for the second time. Since then, the…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump administration claims powers of DC police chief, strengthening federal grip on law enforcement WASHINGTON…
The Latest: Bondi names DEA head ‘emergency police commissioner’ amid Trump’s takeover of DC police
Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole,…
More brands of Dubai chocolate recalled in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios
More recalls have been issued for a popular type of chocolate after a salmonella outbreak…
‘We can do better’: Indigenous people overrepresented in B.C. police watchdog cases
The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog says Indigenous people remain overrepresented in its investigations…
4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease…
Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks on a global treaty draw to a close
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to…
Justin Herbert to play in his first-ever preseason game as the Chargers face the Rams
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert is set to play in a preseason game…
Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor’s surrender speech 80 years ago
TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World…
DC’s homeless pack up as sweeps are expected. What we know about Trump’s plan to clear encampments
Some of the District of Columbia’s homeless residents were packing their belongings Thursday before expected…
Aid groups call on Israel to end ‘weaponization’ of aid in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 100 nonprofit groups warned Thursday that Israel’s…
Montreal public health reports three heat-related deaths since Sunday
MONTREAL — Health officials in Montreal are still working to tally the total number of…
DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a…