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EPA chief backtracks on delaying rules reducing emissions
WASHINGTON – One day after 15 states sued him, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt…
New Hampshire is no ‘drug-infested den,’ state leaders say
CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire political leaders and others said Thursday that President Donald Trump…
Congregation at oldest US synagogue reviewing legal options
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island congregants who worship at the nation’s oldest synagogue are…
No cops, no problem: Alaska town loses police, but not order
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A small, isolated town at the edge of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands had…
The Latest: Driller says no threat in ‘Gasland’ town
DIMOCK, Pa. – The Latest on federal government testing of water wells in Dimock (all…
Official: Police closing in on Northwestern-Oxford duo
CHICAGO – Investigators think they’re closing in on a Northwestern University professor and University of…
FDA OKs new drug to treat all forms of hepatitis C
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat all forms of hepatitis C in…
University of Illinois art museum revamps website
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois’ museum has revamped its website to allow online visitors…
NTSB says school blast investigation could take a year
MINNEAPOLIS – Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through…
The Latest: Attorney says priest freed from prison ‘frail’
BOSTON – The Latest on the release from prison of a former Boston priest who…
Abuse survivors say ex-priest should be kept far from kids
BOSTON – A group representing survivors of priest sex abuse is calling for a former…
Feds back in ‘Gasland’ town to test water, air
The federal government has returned to a Pennsylvania village that became a flashpoint in the…
Al-Qaida releases South African held in Mali after 6 years
JOHANNESBURG – Al-Qaida’s North Africa branch has freed a South African man who was held…
Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 4
Five stories in the news for Friday, Aug. 4 ——— B.C. WILDFIRE SEASON IS THE…
Geese rounded up from DC park will be made into meals
WASHINGTON – Officials say 100 pounds of meat from geese caught in a Washington park…
Military scrambles for transgender policy after Trump tweets
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s tweets declaring transgender people unwelcome in the armed forces have…
Congress recessing, leaving much undone, tensions with Trump
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers have scattered for their summer recess, leaving behind a slim record of…
Girlfriend whose texts urged suicide gets 15 months in jail
TAUNTON, Mass. – A young woman who as a teenager encouraged her suicidal boyfriend to…
Data reveal First Nations in B.C. three times more likely to fatally overdose
VANCOUVER – First Nations in British Columbia are three time more likely to die of…
Supervised consumption site to open in Victoria as opioid epidemic continues
VICTORIA – Health Canada has approved a supervised consumption site in Victoria to allow people…
German supermarket chain yanks eggs amid pesticide scare
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A major supermarket chain said Friday it is removing all eggs…
Israel’s ‘crown prince’ Netanyahu under fire for crude post
JERUSALEM – Since becoming an adult, the eldest son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
B.C. man charged with sexual assault for allegedly not disclosing HIV status
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A Vancouver-area man has been charged with three counts of aggravated sexual…
Group of students exposed to Wyoming bats treated for rabies
JACKSON, Wyo. – Public health officials are evaluating a group of people as a precaution…