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Zika mosquito: thrives in hot weather, hard to wipe out
Behind the spread of the Zika virus is a tiny menace that just won’t go…
6 more Michigan public workers charged in Flint water crisis
FLINT, Mich. – Six current or former state employees were charged Friday with misconduct and…
Florida issues statewide mosquito declaration
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Latest on the Zika virus in Florida (all times local): 2:20…
Tourists urged not to panic about Zika’s spread in Florida
MIAMI – There’s no official warning to stay clear of Florida, but the crowds that…
Teen wants to plead guilty, mentally ill in school stabbings
PITTSBURGH – A teen who slashed and stabbed 20 fellow high school students and a…
Army report: Grenade found in room of Dallas gunman in 2014
DALLAS – The Army reservist who killed five Dallas police officers had kept an unauthorized…
Former governor, WWII ambassador to Britain getting his due
CONCORD, N.H. – Publicly, John Gilbert Winant was a three-term New Hampshire governor, the first…
Non-profit’s ID cards get recognition from police, immigrants
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – More than 200 people with no legal U.S. identification crammed into a…
Dozens suspended from Turkey’s highest court in coup probe
ISTANBUL – Dozens of employees at Turkey’s highest court have been suspended from their jobs…
Guard over my children: tips for parents if tragedy strikes
If you were to die today, who would take care of your kids? It’s a…
Socially conservative Guatemala sees quiet LGBTQ gains
GUATEMALA CITY – Alex Castillo knew growing up that he was a boy trapped in…
Study points way to finding genes affecting depression risk
NEW YORK – In a key advance for the study of depression, a comprehensive scan…
Obama: Strides on helping veterans but more work to do
ATLANTA – President Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. has made serious strides in…
Battle within tiny Indian Muslim sect on circumcising girls
MUMBAI, India – When Bilqis talks about having circumcised her daughter, she goes back and…
UN says 60,000 have fled South Sudan since latest fighting
JOHANNESBURG – About 60,000 people have fled South Sudan since fighting broke out between rival…
UK court rules health service can fund HIV prevention drug
LONDON – Britain’s state-funded health service is responsible for paying for an HIV-prevention drug that…
Lawyer for Trump attack suspect wants him returned to UK
LONDON – A lawyer for a British man accused of trying to grab a police…
Music fest crowdfunds for drug-checking machine amid fentanyl overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – For the past 14 years, organizers of a giant electronic music festival on…
Medical benefits of dental floss unproven
HOLMDEL, N.J. – It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health:…
Scientists’ annual physical of planet: ‘Earth’s fever rises’
WASHINGTON – Earth’s fever got worse last year, breaking dozens of climate records, scientists said…
‘Little ninja’: Zika-spreading mosquito puts up tough fight
MIAMI – The mosquitoes spreading Zika in Miami are proving more difficult to eradicate than…
USVI steps up fight against mosquitoes amid Zika outbreak
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Virgin Islands announced Tuesday it is stepping up…
Canadians urged to take precautions after Zika virus discovery in Miami
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency is telling pregnant Canadian women who visited the Miami…
Most actively-traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…