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Gaza doctors say Israel’s killing of a prominent colleague leaves a hard-to-fill void
JERUSALEM (AP) — When the onetime director of a Gaza Strip hospital was killed by…
Chinese man charged in Texas with stealing COVID-19 research from US colleges
HOUSTON (AP) — A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into several…
Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state…
Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the…
A German doctor suspected of killing several patients is now under investigation
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators said Tuesday they were examining the case of a doctor…
As US abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies
SARWORLOR, Liberia (AP) — Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West…
US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more…
RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday praised a company that…
Canada’s environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards
YELLOWKNIFE — Canada’s environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter,…
B.C. field coroners get $32 an hour to face scenes of death. Some say it’s not enough
They work on gruesome scenes of death, sometimes traversing rough terrain to access bodies in…
Victoria mayor announces $10 million on diverted spending for community safety
VICTORIA — Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety…
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set…
Missouri judge again blocks many of the state’s anti-abortion laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge blocked many of the state’s abortion restrictions…
EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a…
Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark…
A look at what will happen to food assistance under Trump’s big tax cut bill, by the numbers
President Donald Trump ’s big tax cut bill will overhaul a common food assistance program…
North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them ‘mean-spirited’
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed on Thursday three anti-DEI…
Supreme Court rejects Montana’s bid to revive parental consent law for minors’ abortions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not hear a case involving…
Fears in Massachusetts that Trump’s bill could unravel health safety net
BOSTON (AP) — In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and…
Joe Giordano, surgeon who helped save President Reagan’s life after assassination attempt, has died
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Joseph Giordano, a surgeon who played a central role in saving…
Kentucky confirms measles outbreak as US nears its highest case count in more than 30 years
Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just…
How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator’s vote against Trump’s tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Though patients don’t rush through the doors of this emergency room anymore,…
Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old…
20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid…