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The Latest: House passes bill against late-term abortions
WASHINGTON – The Latest on a House bill outlawing most late-term abortions (all times EDT):…
Residents say tests find toxic chemicals after plant fire
DALLAS – Tests detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken from residents’…
House approves GOP bill outlawing most late-term abortions
WASHINGTON – Most late-term abortions would be outlawed under legislation Republicans pushed through the House…
Court ruling favours Planned Parenthood in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A federal appeals court ruling has opened the door for Planned…
Planned Parenthood seeks halt to Arkansas abortion pill law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Planned Parenthood asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to prevent Arkansas…
Sweden grants temporary asylum to 106-year-old Afghan woman
STOCKHOLM – A 106-year-old Afghan woman who made a perilous journey to Europe in 2015…
Ex-Obama officials begin health insurance sign-up campaign
WASHINGTON – Former Obama administration officials are undertaking a private campaign to encourage people to…
Survey: US services sector improved at best pace in 12 years
WASHINGTON – U.S. services companies in September expanded at the strongest rate in dozen years…
Defence challenges doctor’s finding in Kim killing case
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia – On the third day of the trial of two women accused…
Detroit-area mom jailed for ignoring deal to vaccinate son
PONTIAC, Mich. – A suburban Detroit woman was handcuffed Wednesday and sent to a jail…
Alberta releases proposed legalized cannabis rules, sets 18 as minimum age
CALGARY – Alberta is proposing to make 18 the minimum age to use cannabis when…
Narco fugitives caught trying to co-opt Colombia peace deal
BOGOTA – For years Edison Prado was one of the top U.S. drug targets in…
Correction: Abortion Coverage-Illinois story
CHICAGO – In a story Sept. 28 about an Illinois law that expands Medicaid and…
Auditor general says Nova Scotia government needs to tighten its fraud controls
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government needs tighter controls on potential…
Russia says its airstrikes wounded al-Qaida leader in Syria
MOSCOW – Russia said Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in Syria this week that critically…
EPA: ‘Oil Lake’ in New Jersey’s Meadowlands to get clean up
KEARNY, N.J. – The federal government has approved a plan to clean up a contaminated…
Michigan lawmakers vote to preemptively ban soda, food taxes
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers voted Wednesday to prohibit local taxes on food, drinks and…
Woman to face trial in seizure of 84 Great Danes
OSSIPEE, N.H. – The trial for a woman who pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty…
Federal government: No threatened species listing for walrus
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not list the Pacific walrus…
$600K in political donations eyed at Menendez bribery trial
NEWARK, N.J. – Prosecutors at the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez presented evidence…
Mental health concerns in aftermath of Puerto Rico hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Locked out of his home and with nowhere else to…
Ex-official: Legionnaires’, Flint water were thorny issues
FLINT, Mich. – Michigan’s former head of disease control said Wednesday that an outbreak of…
Aurora to Vegas: Shooters exploit limited laws to get guns
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock bought 33 guns within the last year, but that didn’t…
Interior moves to delay Obama-era rule on methane emissions
WASHINGTON – Rebuffing the Trump administration, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Interior Department…