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Dems want Omaha win, but anti-abortion candidate riles some
OMAHA, Neb. – Democrats desperate for fresh faces cast 37-year-old Heath Mello as a pragmatic,…
Nova Scotia investment scam mastermind ordered to pay victims $1.1 million
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia financial manager behind an investment scam “paid a hard price…
Same-sex couples sue over Tennessee ‘natural meaning’ law
NASHVILLE – Four married lesbian couples expecting children through artificial insemination filed a lawsuit Monday…
Bacteria appears to be behind mysterious outbreak in Liberia
NEW YORK – A contagious bacterial infection appears to be the cause of at least…
Australia treasurer promises fair budget that reins in debt
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s treasurer on Tuesday promised a budget for the next fiscal year…
Richard Simmons sues National Enquirer for libel
LOS ANGELES – Richard Simmons filed a libel and invasion of privacy lawsuit Monday against…
Los Angeles company recalls deer-antler tea after 2 get sick
LOS ANGELES – The California Department of Public Health says a Los Angeles company is…
Senate GOP struggles to find challengers for some Democrats
DES MOINES, Iowa – Senate Republicans landed a top-tier candidate in West Virginia but have…
Back on TV, Kimmel zings critics of his health care plea
LOS ANGELES – Jimmy Kimmel zinged his critics as he returned to late-night TV and…
Iowa Rep. Rod Blum quits interview over town hall questions
DES MOINES, Iowa – U.S. Rep. Rod Blum stormed out of a TV interview when…
Aid group sees ‘drastic’ cholera increase in war-torn Yemen
SANAA, Yemen – Doctors Without Borders says it has recorded a “drastic increase” in cholera…
Former UN chief concerned by Trump’s go-it-alone policies
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s go-it-alone foreign policy is weakening America’s standing at a…
Correction: Alaska-Abortion story
JUNEAU, Alaska – In some versions of a story May 8 about an Alaska lawmaker’s…
Ag Dep’t delays animal welfare standards for organic meats
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is delaying for six months a rule that would require…
Calorie clash: Freshii calls Ontario menu regulation ‘overly simplistic’
TORONTO – A regulation requiring restaurants in Ontario to display calorie counts on menus is…
NDP promises new high-income tax bracket for wealthiest Nova Scotians
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s New Democrats are touting a tax-the-rich plan they say will address…
Senate confirms Gottlieb as FDA commissioner
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as commissioner of the Food…
Chelsea Manning releases 1st statement since clemency win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The soldier imprisoned for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified military…
Energy state Republicans under pressure on methane rule
WASHINGTON – Republicans from energy-producing states are under pressure as the Senate weighs whether to…
EU criticizes US for $640 million cut to UN agencies
Putting money into U.N. agencies, where the Trump administration has just cut U.S. funding by…
18 injured in China knife attack; suspect shot, arrested
BEIJING – Police in northern China say 18 people were injured when a man attacked…
AP Explains: How Byrd rule shapes GOP push on health care
WASHINGTON – The success of Republican efforts to repeal and replace Democrat Barack Obama’s Affordable…
UT stabbing suspect says he carried knife for protection
AUSTIN, Texas – The man suspected of stabbing four students at the University of Texas…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (Liberals-Caregivers) The Liberals say they will spend $25 million expanding eligibility for the…