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Pennsylvania House votes to ban abortions for Down syndrome
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A proposal to prohibit abortions in Pennsylvania when the sole reason is…
Organs from drug overdoses could help transplant shortage
WASHINGTON – Fatal drug overdoses are increasing organ donations, and researchers reported Monday that people…
Los Angeles plans to double spending on homeless crisis
LOS ANGELES – Just steps from City Hall’s main door, a homeless woman sprawls on…
A look at the old leadership of Cuba
HAVANA – Some of the main figures in the Cuban establishment as the government prepares…
Myanmar’s president grants amnesty to over 8,500 prisoners
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar President Win Myint has granted amnesty to more than 8,500 prisoners,…
Toronto man charged in military centre stabbing acted as ‘terrorist group of one,’ Crown says
TORONTO – A man with schizophrenia acted as a “terrorist group of one” when he…
US stocks add to gains as company earnings reports impress
U.S. stocks moved solidly higher in afternoon trading Tuesday, adding to the market’s gains from…
Dem senator: Trump VA pick vows not to privatize vets care
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pick to be Veterans Affairs secretary is promising not to…
US regulators float ideas for boosting medical device safety
WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials on Tuesday proposed steps to improve the government’s system for…
Budget watchdog says a national basic income would cost $76 billion
OTTAWA – Federal coffers would have to dole out more than $76 billion a year…
Correction: Sexual Misconduct-Doctors-ABRIDGED story
WASHINGTON – In a story April 16 about sexual misconduct by doctors, The Associated Press…
Nebraska doesn’t extend Medicaid benefits to elderly nuns
OMAHA, Neb. – A vow of poverty by more than 20 elderly nuns isn’t enough…
The Latest: 25 people airlifted out of Hawaii state park
HONOLULU – The Latest on relief efforts after heavy rains battered the Hawaiian island in…
San Francisco to require permits for rental scooters
San Francisco is ordering three companies that began renting motorized foot-pedal scooters in the city…
Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
HOUSTON – Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken…
Going deep to study exercise’s molecular nitty-gritty
BATON ROUGE, La. – About 120 scientists from around the U.S. are in Louisiana as…
‘It’s just really strange’: Who is beheading the parking meters of St. John’s?
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – In Washington, D.C., it was the fabled meter massacre back in…
First the chlorine, then chaos and death in Syria attack
BEIRUT – Residents of the Syrian town of Douma were packed into underground shelters amid…
A look at Cuba at a time of political transition
HAVANA – Some facts about Cuba: ___ POPULATION: Cuba is the largest island in the…
Libya official says Hifter’s chief of staff survived bombing
BENGHAZI, Libya – A spokesman says the chief of staff of the self-styled Libyan national…
Crews hope to free ‘prolific’ female right whale named Kleenex from rope on jaw
HALIFAX – Marine biologists are on the lookout for one of the most productive North…
EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Mexico…
Shortage of EpiPens to treat severe allergic reactions has consumers concerned
TORONTO – Pauline Osena knows how crucial it is to have EpiPens close at hand…
No need for new law on border searches of smartphones, computers: feds
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has rejected a call from MPs to spell…