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Tech stocks lead US indexes higher; hospitals, insurers sink
NEW YORK – A strong forecast from PC and printer maker HP is helping technology…
Immigrant teen’s advocates: US pushing anti-abortion agenda
HOUSTON – Shortly after taking over the U.S. government office that oversees facilities for unaccompanied…
Trump to nominate climate doubter as environmental adviser
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will nominate a climate change skeptic with ties to the…
Man denies killing his wife with cleaver; mom-in-law injured
BURLINGTON, Vt. – A man accused of killing his wife with a cleaver and critically…
Army fires 2-star general amid improper relationship probe
WASHINGTON – The two-star general who heads U.S. Army Africa has been fired and recalled…
Michigan military base tests positive for contaminated water
ALPENA, Mich. – A combat centre in northern Michigan has become the third military base…
The Latest: Washington attorney general joins health lawsuit
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Latest on reaction in Washington state to President Trump’s decision to…
Choking smoke over San Francisco causes delays, closures
SAN FRANCISCO – Smoke from the wildfires north of San Francisco plunged air quality levels…
California declares emergency to fight hepatitis A outbreak
SAN DIEGO – California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday declared a state of emergency to…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s tax plan, health care distortions
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump presented a distorted picture of his tax plan this past…
Latest disasters stir Katrina veterans’ hopes, hard memories
NEW ORLEANS – Don’t give up. Do get counselling. Don’t look back. Survivors coped with…
Detroit Tigers’ Cabrera hit with child-support lawsuit
Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has been sued by a Florida woman who alleges…
Bannon on GOP insurgency: ‘Nobody can run and hide’
JACKSON, Miss. – Steve Bannon has a stark message to Republican incumbents he considers part…
Trump’s ‘Obamacare’ move jolts health care, political worlds
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s abrupt move to cut off federal payments to insurers jolted…
Legislation to improve accessibility for those with disabilities planned for spring
TORONTO – The federal minister responsible for crafting Canada’s first national accessibility legislation says the…
Arizona switch to deaths database creates backup of bodies
PHOENIX – Funeral directors, physicians and government officials are struggling to implement Arizona’s new online…
As U.S. shocks with NAFTA demands, other countries asking: What does Trump want?
ARLINGTON, United States – The chief U.S. negotiator shrugged his shoulders when asked about signs…
Son believes his father was deep asleep when fires came
At least 40 people have died in the deadliest week of wildfires in California history.…
In Africa, LGBT rights activists worry about Trump impact
DAKAR, Senegal – Gay rights activist Joseph Achille Tiedjou is worried every day that he…
Thousands in Puerto Rico shelters after hurricane
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico – Arden Dragoni and his family lost everything when Hurricane Maria…
In Madagascar, plague outbreak now threatens largest cities
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – As plague cases rose last week in Madagascar’s capital, many city dwellers…
The Latest: 35 Somali victims arrive in Turkey for treatment
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Latest on deadly bombing in Somalia’s capital (all times local): 11:05…
Ryan says Senate biggest obstacle to passing tax cut
MADISON, Wis. – House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday that the biggest obstacle to passing…
Police make massive seizure of carfentanil in home east of Toronto
PICKERING, Ont. – Police in southern Ontario have seized 42 kilograms of the deadly opioid…