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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to…
A study questions melatonin use and heart health but don’t lose sleep over it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t lose sleep over headlines linking melatonin to heart failure. That’s the…
James Watson helped crack DNA’s code, sparking medical advances and ethical debates
On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes…
Marshawn Kneeland’s death highlights the importance of mental health resources for NFL players
It’s OK to not be OK. Every conversation about mental health includes that important statement…
Florida is suing Planned Parenthood over the safety of abortion drugs. Here’s what to know
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming…
Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Numerous gunshots rang out in the night at a British…
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money…
Parliamentary committee revises order to share federal grant applicant data
A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years’ worth of data…
PHOTO ESSAY: One woman’s journey with lupus, the disease of 1,000 faces
Ruth Wilson doesn’t look sick yet “everywhere hurts all the time” – because her immune…
An American man and his son die after suffering stings from a swarm of wasps while ziplining in Laos
BANGKOK (AP) — An American man and his teenage son died last month after they…
Longest U.S. government shutdown in history could hit Canadians’ travel plans: expert
WASHINGTON — As the impasse between Republicans and Democrats pushed into its 36th day on…
Researchers find microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — The lead researcher of a new study assessing microplastics in lobsters says the…
Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data
TORONTO — More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a…
From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a ‘bike bus’
MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (AP) — On a sunny fall morning, children wearing helmets and backpacks…
As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern…