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The Latest: Ascension suspends air, ground medical transport
HAZELHURST, Wis. – The Latest on the crash of a medical helicopter in northern Wisconsin…
Wisconsin city returning to normal after oil refinery fire
Authorities said Friday they believe there’s no further danger to the public in northwestern Wisconsin…
Nova Scotia launches cleanup process for Boat Harbour wastewater lagoons
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s environment minister has released new details of the long-awaited cleanup of…
After US travel ban, a refugee family straddles continents
Saido Muhina Khamis thought she would be in the United States by now, starting a…
AP Explains: A look at DNA-sharing services and privacy
NEW YORK – The use of a genealogy website to track down a suspected California…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
APNewsBreak: Serial killer search led to wrong man in 2017 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators…
The Latest: Relative of misidentified man helped in probe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on a decades-old serial killing and rape case in California…
Ex-con candidate compounding GOP woes in West Virginia
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Republican Don Blankenship doesn’t care if his party and his president don’t…
Northwest Iowa women travel farther to deliver babies
SAC CITY, Iowa – As she gripped her black minivan’s steering wheel, Jaime Huster’s eyes…
Boy whose parents fought to keep life support mourned in UK
LONDON – Alfie Evans, a British toddler with a degenerative brain condition whose parents lost…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
US says crossing is full before caravan tries to seek asylum SAN DIEGO (AP) —…
Schools fret as teens take to vaping, even in classrooms
BOSTON – Sneaking a cigarette in the school bathroom? How quaint. Today’s teens have taken…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s rhetoric misleading on VA issues
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is distorting some of the reasons why his pick to…
How to build your ‘Oh, crap!’ fund
The emergency fund is a bust. Millions of Americans don’t have one, and some of…
Longtime Blue Jays broadcaster Jerry Howarth at peace with retirement decision
TORONTO – Before a recent Blue Jays game, Jerry Howarth strolled onto the turf at…
Graham Kerr celebrates the cookbook that led to his gallop
NEW YORK – Graham Kerr is having a group of guests over to his home…
Cyborg-lit: Book about transhumanism wins Wellcome prize
LONDON – A book that explores the quest to defeat death with technology has won…
McConnell: Senate likely to consider anti-opioid package
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Senate is working on crafting a comprehensive package to combat…
UN’s AIDS agency reopens sex harassment case amid criticism
GENEVA – The United Nations agency that fights AIDS has reopened a sexual harassment investigation…
The Latest: Pompeo condemns terror bombings in Afghanistan
KABUL – The latest on violence in Afghanistan (all times local): 3:40 a.m. U.S. Secretary…
Father of Army vet shot at Oregon VA clinic feels betrayed
SALEM, Ore. – The father of a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who was shot…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
White House delays tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House…
America’s air isn’t getting cleaner as fast as it used to
DENVER – For decades America’s air was getting cleaner as levels of a key smog…
In the news today, May 1
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, May 1 ——— FUNERALS TODAY FOR TWO TORONTO…