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Medicaid mission creep threatens GOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal
WASHINGTON – Somewhere along the way, the Republican crusade to repeal “Obamacare” also turned into…
Questions raised about Liu Xiaobo’s prison medical treatment
SHENYANG, China – As recently as February, Liu Xiaobo’s brother dismissed reports that the imprisoned…
UK doctors’ union calls for change in abortion law
LONDON – The British Medical Association, which represents the country’s doctors, said Tuesday abortions should…
Toronto cop killer granted permission to travel to visit daughter
TORONTO – The man found not criminally responsible for killing a Toronto police officer while…
Mali bishop pledges to make cardinal’s ceremony amid scandal
ROME – An ailing Mali archbishop facing allegations of financial impropriety assured the Vatican on…
7 sickened by salmonella related to raw frozen breaded chicken in 4 provinces
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada says a salmonella outbreak in four provinces…
Delay rejected in lawsuit challenging solitary confinement on charter grounds
VANCOUVER – A leading civil liberties group says a judge has denied a request to…
Wisconsin senator’s health care stance welcomed back home
MADISON, Wis. – Conservatives and liberals in Wisconsin both see hope in Republican Sen. Ron…
Whitecaps teen star Davies headlines young Canadian Gold Cup squad
Vancouver Whitecaps rising star Alphonso Davies headlines a young Canadian squad for the 2017 CONCACAF…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Trump administration moves to withdraw clean-water rule
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration moved Tuesday to roll back an Obama administration policy that…
State: 111 terminally ill end lives under new California law
SAN DIEGO – California health officials reported Tuesday that 111 terminally ill people took drugs…
Hillary Clinton tells librarians they protect truth, facts
CHICAGO – Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation when she said librarians are on the…
Senate GOP shelves health bill, imperils ‘Obamacare’ repeal
WASHINGTON – Senate GOP leaders abruptly shelved their long-sought health care overhaul Tuesday, asserting they…
The Latest: McConnell says good progress made on health bill
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican legislation overhauling the Obama health care law (all…
Seven stories in the news for today, June 28
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, June 28 ——— FEDS CONFIDENT OF SOFTWOOD VICTORY…
The Latest: Hillsborough: May: families feel mixed emotions
LONDON – The Latest on Britain’s 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster that left 96 people dead…
Health Canada allows oral and nasal use of drugs at 2 B.C. consumption sites
VANCOUVER – Drug users at supervised consumption sites is Surrey, B.C., have been allowed to…
Edward James Olmos wants pet owners to stay home July 4
NEW YORK – Edward James Olmos has a message for pet owners on the Fourth…
From destruction to cholera, Yemen war brings disasters
CAIRO – More than two years of civil war have led to continually compounding disasters…
Texas Medicaid cuts leave special needs kids without therapy
AUSTIN, Texas – Stacey English has modest desires for her 7-year-old daughter Addison: Be able…
White House reporter says he’s tired of being bullied
NEW YORK – The reporter who accused White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders of inflaming…
Scrutiny for Houston congressman’s Australian stock purchase
HOUSTON – Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson’s purchase of stock in a little-known Australian biotech…
Correction: Bernie Sanders-Wife-Investigation story
MONTPELIER, Vt. – In a story June 26 about how wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie…