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Canadian team taking precautions due to stomach virus at world track and field
LONDON – Canada is moving some of its athletes into new accommodations at the world…
109 US salmonella cases now linked to papayas from Mexico
DES MOINES, Iowa – An increasing number of people have been sickened by eating papaya…
Alberta hopes program will reduce family violence in immigrant communities
EDMONTON – Alberta hopes to reduce domestic violence in immigrant communities by teaching men and…
High-tech ideas to fix opioid crisis compete for Ohio grants
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A call by Republican Gov. John Kasich for scientific breakthroughs to help…
N.L. health minister uses CPR to save man’s life at Gander Legion
GANDER, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister used CPR to save a man’s life…
How major US stock market indexes fared on Tuesday
U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Tuesday, ending a 10-day winning streak for the Dow Jones…
NRC: Lack of getting medical help abroad kills more in Yemen
COPENHAGEN – The Norwegian Refugee Council says the closure of Sanaa airport has caused more…
Belgium says Dutch found tainted eggs back in November
BRUSSELS – Dutch authorities knew as far back as November that some eggs in the…
Canada’s next food guide opens up industry battle over beef and butter
VANCOUVER – Lobby groups for the meat and dairy sectors are up in arms over…
Composer David Maslanka dies in Montana home at age 73
MISSOULA, Mont. – David Maslanka, a composer who was renowned for his music written for…
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug. 9 ——— CANADIAN PASTOR FREED IN NORTH…
Mexico soccer star Marquez among 22 sanctioned for drug ties
MEXICO CITY – Legendary Mexican soccer player Rafael Marquez Alvarez and a well-known band leader…
Science Says: Trump team garbles climate science
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and his cabinet often avoid talking about the science of…
Yemen national blood bank faces threat of closure
CAIRO – Yemen’s national blood bank faces a complete shutdown within a week after a…
Case of maggots in throat offers rare look at neglect probes
ROME, N.Y. – In his bed at a New York state group home for the…
Postal Service: More red ink, missed payments as mail slumps
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service warned Thursday that it will likely default on up…
Trump names ex-McConnell aide to lead energy agency for now
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday named a former aide to Senate Majority Leader…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Aug. 10 ——— SASKATCHEWAN’S BRAD WALL RETIRING FROM…
Residents of smoke-choked Montana town advised to leave
HELENA, Mont. – The smoke pouring into a small Montana town from a nearby wildfire…
Feud in the GOP family: President Trump takes out anger on his party
WASHINGTON – The president of the United States is tweeting more often, more angrily and…
Correction: Mexico-Drug Trafficking story
MEXICO CITY – In a story Aug. 9 about 22 people sanctioned for alleged drug…
Seattle’s unusual $25 gun tax upheld in state court
SEATTLE – The Washington Supreme Court upheld Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” against a challenge…
Trump to declare opioid crisis a ‘national emergency’
BEDMINSTER, N.J. – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will officially declare the opioid…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
As North warns of missile plan, US-South Korea wargames near SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —…