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Official didn’t publicly report Flint-area disease outbreak
DETROIT – Michigan’s former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was…
Bayer buying Monsanto, will create global chemical, ag giant
American seed and weed-killer company Monsanto and German medicine and farm chemical maker Bayer are…
Treat or monitor early prostate cancer? 10-yr survival same
LONDON – Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are…
Bill Clinton to leave board of foundation health project
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea will leave the board…
Quebec to abolish all health-care fees on state-insured services by January
Quebec doctors will no longer be allowed to charge incidental fees associated with services covered…
Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes opens up about living with mental illness
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes remembers being on a train, tears streaming down her…
How to tell if a preschooler needs glasses – and how to get the kid to wear them
TORONTO – Angie Illerbrun had no idea her daughter Olivia was having trouble seeing until…
The Latest: ‘Please hurry,’ abducted woman says in 911 call
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Latest on an Ohio abduction case that led police to a…
$4.2M payout after man with sore throat dies at clinic
HONOLULU – The widow and children of a man who went to a rural Hawaii…
Uber riders in Pittsburgh get a taste of driverless future
PITTSBURGH – Taylor Pollier got an offer from Uber he couldn’t refuse — to be…
Five stories in the news today, Sept. 15
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press ——— VERDICT TODAY IN TRAVIS…
Wife of Greek central bank head targeted in corruption probe
ATHENS, Greece – A Greek judiciary official says corruption prosecutors have raided the offices of…
Mom sent to mental hospital for killing 2 kids in exorcism
ROCKVILLE, Md. – A Maryland woman who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing two of her…
Walker says nothing illegal about campaign donations
EDGERTON, Wis. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker insisted Thursday that there was nothing illegal about…
Washington state to increase testing pot for pesticides
SEATTLE – More than two years after Washington state launched legal marijuana sales, it’s planning…
Nearly 20,000 Zika cases reported in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The number of Zika cases keeps climbing in the U.S.…
AP FACT CHECK: How Trump’s ‘Penny Plan’ adds up to big cuts
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s “Penny Plan” sounds like a painless pinprick in the federal budget…
P.E.I. government announces Summerside as location for centre to offer abortions
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Almost six months after a final capitulation on its long-standing refusal to…
Oklahoma’s first new abortion clinic in 40 years opens doors
OKLAHOMA CITY – Despite facing some of the nation’s strictest anti-abortion laws, a Kansas-based foundation…
The Latest: Clinton campaign protests Trump comment on guns
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 9:45 p.m. Hillary…
Canada misses podium on Day 9 of the Rio Paralympic Games
RIO DE JANEIRO – Two Canadian sailboat crews are in medal positions heading into Saturday’s…
Gabriele Amorth, prominent exorcist priest, dies in Rome
ROME – Rev. Gabriele Amorth, a prominent Roman Catholic exorcist, has died after a long…
Doctor declares Trump running mate Pence to be healthy
INDIANAPOLIS – Mike Pence has released a letter from his doctor vouching for his “excellent”…
Doctors treating Israel’s Peres reduce anesthesia
JERUSALEM – The office of Shimon Peres says that doctors treating the former Israeli president…