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Trump offers Planned Parenthood funds if it halts abortions
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has offered to maintain federal funding for Planned Parenthood if…
Senate votes to scrap Obama-era labour rule
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Monday reversed an Obama administration rule designed to ensure government…
The Latest: White House denounces North Korea missile tests
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 10:10 p.m. The White…
North Korea, Malaysia step up dispute over Kim’s death
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – The bitter diplomatic dispute between North Korea and Malaysia over…
Lawyer seeks mental review for NY terror suspect
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – A New York man facing charges he twice tried to join…
Alberta opposition demands extraordinary measures to fight fentanyl overdoses
EDMONTON – Alberta’s opposition parties say the government is failing in the fight against opioids…
Judge OKs new Cleveland police policies on the mentally ill
CLEVELAND – New Cleveland police policies aimed at steering people with mental health issues toward…
After heavy lobbying from all sides, MPs to debate, vote on genetic testing bill
OTTAWA – After a flurry of intense lobbying from insurance companies, health charities, a handful…
George Michael died of natural causes, British coroner says
LONDON – George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and…
Missouri counties do what state won’t: Track opioid sales
ST. LOUIS – Fed up that Missouri is the only state that doesn’t track the…
Tina Knowles is tracing the throughline of Beyoncé and Solange’s success
NEW YORK (AP) — Many of Tina Knowles’ fondest childhood memories are of sitting under…
Film chronicles Patriots season, dramatic Super Bowl win
BOSTON – From Julian Edelman pledging to win for Tom Brady’s mom to Atlanta’s swagger…
House GOP health bill adds up to big tax cut for the rich
WASHINGTON – The House Republicans’ health care bill adds up to big tax cuts for…
Man accused of decapitating mother, carrying head in hand
ZEBULON, N.C. – An 18-year-old man decapitated his mother and then walked out the front…
Alaska pot regulators to again consider onsite use
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – In an abrupt about-face, Alaska marijuana regulators on Tuesday decided to once…
Auditor general criticizes Nunavut for not supporting remote health centres
OTTAWA – A report from Canada’s auditor general says Nunavut’s health system doesn’t adequately ensure…
Wall says 3.5 per cent cut to compensation costs for Saskatchewan workers
REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the government is cutting compensation costs across the…
10 years gone: No word of ex-FBI man lost in Iran on CIA job
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Ten years after a former FBI agent working on an…
US official: Despite coca surge, aerial fumigation unlikely
BOGOTA – The U.S. State Department’s top anti-narcotics official says Colombia is unlikely to resume…
Big thaw? Looks like small businesses ending hiring freeze
NEW YORK – The hiring freeze at small businesses looks like it’s finally thawing. Recruiting…
Governors’ comments about GOP plan to replace health law
Some governors, including Republicans, are unhappy with a GOP proposal to replace former President Barack…
Norovirus outbreak linked to B.C. oysters continues to spread in three provinces
VANCOUVER – Oysters from British Columbia have been linked to 22 additional cases of highly…
The Latest: Poland’s women show the government red cards
PHILADELPHIA – The Latest on International Women’s Day events (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Thousands…
Health bill highlights divide between governors, House GOP
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Republican governors complain that a GOP proposal to replace former President…