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Federal prosecutors to focus on synthetic opioids
CONCORD, N.H. – Federal prosecutors in eight states with high drug overdose death rates will…
Ex-official sentenced in $1M mental health clinic fraud
PHILADELPHIA – A member of a politically connected Philadelphia family who was convicted of defrauding…
Illinois, Iowa officials look into rise in parasitic illness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Health officials in Illinois and Iowa are investigating an increase in people…
Army corps resumes flushing water from Lake Okeechobee
MIAMI – Goopy green water flowed Friday from both sides of Lake Okeechobee, carrying toxic…
Conservative states balk at voter-approved medical marijuana
OKLAHOMA CITY – Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions…
B.C.’s privacy boss hails top court ruling barring big tobacco from getting info
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s privacy commissioner says a ruling by Canada’s top court barring access…
Jefferson University offers medical marijuana grad programs
PHILADELPHIA – Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will be offering graduate-level certificate programs in medical…
UK police say bottle was source of pair’s Novichok poisoning
LONDON – British detectives investigating the poisoning of two people with a military grade nerve…
FDA OKs 1st drug to treat smallpox, in case of terror attack
U.S. regulators Friday approved the first treatment for smallpox — a deadly disease that was…
Health Canada ‘concerned’ by cannabis companies sponsoring music events
Health Canada said Friday it’s prepared to crack down on licensed medical marijuana producers who…
Despite detente, sanctions on North Korea fan TB epidemic
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of – Dr. O Yong Il swings open a glass…
Frozen berry mixes recalled due to possible salmonella contamination
Health Canada says a brand of frozen mixed berries is being recalled because of possible…
DFO searching for entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted off N.B. coast
MISCOU ISLAND, N.B. – Officials searching for an entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in…
As Supreme Court battle roils DC, suburban voters shrug
OMAHA, Neb. – It stands to shift the direction of the nation’s highest court for…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump tweets, hits links before high-stakes Putin meeting TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — Two days before…
Boy, 14, in critical condition after being found in Montreal public pool
MONTREAL – A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found unconscious at the…
Almost every part of Canada’s largest national park deteriorating: federal study
An exhaustive federal study of Canada’s largest national park concludes almost every aspect of its…
‘Tanks’ for the memories: Retired soldier donates maintenance manuals
CALGARY – As an army brat, Lisa Pearce remembers the manuals her father would drag…
Protests in southern Iraq to demand better services, jobs
BAGHDAD – Iraqis demanding better public services and jobs took to the streets for the…
5 years after declaring bankruptcy, Detroit reborn at a cost
DETROIT – It’s been five years since Detroit bottomed out after decades of decline, admitting…
Lose, your blues: Town tosses ‘Footloose’ anti-dancing law
FORT SMITH, Ark. – Officials in a western Arkansas city say residents can finally kick…
Migrants disembark in Sicily after EU sharing plan reached
POZZALLO, Italy – About 400 migrants aboard two border patrol ships disembarked in a Sicilian…
Toronto board of health to urge federal government to decriminalize drug use
TORONTO – The board of health in Canada’s most populous city decided Monday to push…
Michigan spends almost $25M on Flint water crisis attorneys
FLINT, Mich. – New accounting figures show Michigan has spent nearly $25 million on attorneys…