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'Suffering of the three': Victims of Calgary explosion require more surgery

'Suffering of the three': Victims of Calgary explosion require more surgery

CALGARY — A prayer of thanks planned for 10 men injured in a massive house explosion in late March has been delayed after three survivors met setbacks in their recovery.
Millions struggle to pay AC bills in heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction

Millions struggle to pay AC bills in heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction

DENVER (AP) — Bobbie Boyd is in a losing battle against near triple-digit temperatures in northwest Arkansas. Her window air conditioner runs nonstop and the ballooning electric bill carves about $240 out of her $882-a-month fixed income.
Opponents of Maine's new abortion law won't seek to nullify it through a referendum

Opponents of Maine's new abortion law won't seek to nullify it through a referendum

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Groups opposed to Maine's new law expanding abortion access won't attempt to nullify the statute through a so-called People's Veto referendum. Republican Rep.
Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024

Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Abortion wasn't technically on the ballot in Ohio's special election.
Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing

Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing

BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945.
An illicit, Chinese-owned lab fueled conspiracy theories. But officials say it posed no danger

An illicit, Chinese-owned lab fueled conspiracy theories. But officials say it posed no danger

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jesalyn Harper, the only full-time code enforcement officer for the small, agricultural city of Reedley in California's Central Valley, was responding to a complaint about vehicles parked in the loading dock of a cold-storage war
Canopy Growth sees $42M net loss in Q1 as cost reduction efforts continue

Canopy Growth sees $42M net loss in Q1 as cost reduction efforts continue

Canopy Growth Corp.
Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment

OMAHA, Neb.
Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface

Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen at underground launch control centers at a Montana nuclear missile base where a striking number of men and women have reported cancer diagnoses .
A lawsuit accuses a Georgia doctor of decapitating a baby during delivery

A lawsuit accuses a Georgia doctor of decapitating a baby during delivery

ATLANTA (AP) — A doctor used too much force and decapitated a Georgia woman's baby during delivery, according to a lawsuit attorneys said was filed Wednesday. The baby's mother and father, Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr.