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Does China still harvest organs of executed? Doctors divided
BEIJING – A Canadian patient’s receipt of a kidney transplant after waiting just three days…
Shaftsbury water tests reveal minimal chemical contamination
SHAFTSBURY, Vt. – Gov. Peter Shumlin says testing of drinking water wells near the closed…
48-year fugitive fighting move from Connecticut to Georgia
DANBURY, Conn. – A Connecticut man who spent 48 years on the lam after escaping…
Orlando charities learn from prior mass killings mistakes
HARTFORD, Conn. – In the days after the June 12 attack on the Pulse nightclub,…
Can Clinton save health overhaul from its mounting problems?
WASHINGTON – With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Barack Obama’s health care…
Gender inequality costs sub-Saharan Africa $95 billion: UN
NAIROBI, Kenya – Sub-Saharan Africa loses around $95 billion a year due to gender inequality,…
More than 300 at wake for 2 nuns killed in Mississippi
DURANT, Miss. – More than 300 people came to a small church Sunday evening to…
New Fraser Health poster campaign raises awareness of opioid overdoses
SURREY, B.C. – Fraser Health has launched a poster ad campaign bolstering its ongoing drive…
Pennsylvania firm launches Zika vaccine trial in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Pennsylvania drug company has launched a clinical trial of…
Unprecedented overdose spike slows in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – An unprecedented spike of drug overdoses in the Cincinnati area seem to be…
Transgender inmate latest to push for hormone treatment
ST. LOUIS – A transgender inmate is suing the Missouri prison system for refusing to…
Valeant accused of racketeering in class-action lawsuit from N.Y. health funds
MONTREAL – Valeant Pharmaceuticals is being sued by New York health benefit funds providers that…
Sheriff: Man on flakka and LSD smashes window, attacks woman
STUART, Fla. – A 19-year-old man who smashed through the front window of a Florida…
Icahn rejects union bid to keep Trump Taj Mahal casino open
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn rejected an offer Monday by Atlantic City’s…
Reid asks FBI to probe threat of Russian election tampering
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 9:40 p.m. Senate…
Solutions near for elderly couple living in separate care homes: family
VANCOUVER – The family of an elderly husband and wife in British Columbia who were…
The Latest: US criticizes EU ruling on Apple as ‘unfair’
BRUSSELS – The Latest on the European Union’s decision that Apple must pay billions in…
Reports: Uzbek concert cancelled amid president health doubt
MOSCOW – News agencies report a concert marking Uzbekistan’s 25th anniversary of independence from the…
Ex-Istanbul police chief, others detained in anti-coup probe
ISTANBUL – Turkey detained a former police chief, several governors and nine journalists Tuesday as…
Sperm donor at centre of Canadian lawsuits admits to false info: police
An American who fathered more than 30 children through sperm donations, including at least three…
Kaine slams Trump for not disclosing taxes, foreign ties
ERIE, Pa. – Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine offered a systematic takedown of Donald Trump’s…
Suicidal Germanwings pilot had struggled in US flight school
WASHINGTON – The German pilot who deliberately flew his airliner into a mountainside last year…
Health commissioner: State acted properly on tainted water
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. – The state followed federal guidelines in addressing industrial chemical contamination of…
An emotional Bill Clinton eyes possible exit from foundation
WASHINGTON – When Bill Clinton told the staff of his global charity he would have…