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The Latest: Floodwaters rise in southwest Louisiana homes
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Latest on Harvey’s effects in Louisiana (all times local): 9:40…
Gov’t report: 28.1M in US lack health coverage
WASHINGTON – The government says about 500,000 fewer Americans had no health insurance the first…
The Latest: Trauma centre space for expected new patients
HOUSTON – The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local): 2:03 a.m. One of…
Egypt: Bus, pick-up truck collide south of Cairo, killing 14
CAIRO – Egypt’s Health Ministry says 14 people were killed and 42 injured when a…
Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 29
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 29 ——— NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER MAKING FINAL…
Medicare to foot the bill for treadmill therapy for leg pain
CHICAGO – Three times a week, Rita Driscoll steps onto a treadmill at a Minnesota…
The Latest: Taliban claim Kabul bank attack that killed 5
KABUL – The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 3:10 p.m. The Taliban…
Pennsylvania Rep. Barletta set for Senate run against Casey
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, a former small-city mayor in Pennsylvania who shot to national prominence…
Agrium buying farm-supply retail network with 20 locations in Georgia, Florida
CALGARY – Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) is preparing to expand its agriculture retail business in the…
Sessions: Drug overdoses ‘the top lethal issue’ in the US
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday called drug overdose deaths “the…
Authorities worried about cases of legionnaires’ disease in Quebec town
GRANBY, Que. – Quebec public health officials are trying to determine the source of contamination…
Mentally ill N.S. man who killed his mother, grandparents denied greater freedom
HALIFAX – More than two years after a mentally ill Nova Scotia man killed his…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 29 ——— FREELAND CALLS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE…
Ontario announces funding to fight opioid overdoses and deaths
TORONTO – Ontario is putting an additional $222 million over three years toward fighting an…
Man accused of stabbing team to be assessed for fitness to stand trial
WINKLER, Man. – The man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old girl inside a church in…
Groundbreaking Nova Scotia battery-tech start-up gets federal cash
DARTMOUTH, N.S. – The future of lithium-ion battery longevity — a key component in a…
Officials take stock of national trail uniting 3 countries
DEMING, N.M. – Out in the Bootheel near the border fence east of the Big…
Seven stories in the news for today, Aug. 30
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 30 ——— FIRES FORCE EVACUATIONS IN MANITOBA…
RFK Jr. recounts heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, urges focus on prevention and community
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story…
S. Korean court says worker’s rare disease linked to Samsung
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korea’s Supreme Court said a former worker in a…
Survey: US companies added a strong 237,000 jobs in August
WASHINGTON – U.S. businesses added a healthy 237,000 jobs in August with broad gains across…
Country artists mourn death of music videos on CMT as channel shifts focus
TORONTO – CMT Canada’s decision to stop playing music videos will hobble a homegrown country…
Correction: Future of Work-Running the Robots-ABRIDGED story
NORWOOD, Ohio – In a story Aug. 15 about automation in manufacturing, The Associated Press…
Michael Feldman, former top AP photo editor, dies at 70
PHILADELPHIA – Michael Feldman, a top photo editor whose 40-year career took him from the…