Prosecutor says officer killed during gunman's hospital attack in Pennsylvania was hit by fire from police.
New U.S. government data shows that more U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the provisional …
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated. Millions still suffer from severe health issues caused by persistent chemicals that …
A divided Ohio Supreme Court has allowed enforcement of the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors while an appeal proceeds. The 4-3 decision, issued Tuesday, reverses a lower court ruling …
The transformation of Bodø/Glimt from an unheralded Norwegian team located inside the Arctic Circle to one of the fairy-tale stories of European soccer has been underpinned by a fighter pilot who …
Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice. Real doctors say internet searches for medical information should be done cautiously, especially with artificial …
Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska overwhelmingly approved paid sick leave laws last year. Now some lawmakers in those states are trying to roll back the benefits before they begin. Republicans …
Florida is poised to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from …
Texas lawmakers advanced a bill to change the language in the state's abortion laws in an effort to clarify when doctors are allowed to perform an abortion during a medical emergency. The bill, which …
Diego Maradona was allowed to order unhealthy food including hamburgers during recovery from surgery, the director of the clinic’s intensive care unit has testified. It came Tuesday at the the …
Texas voters will likely get a chance to decide whether to spend $3 billion in state funds on dementia research after the House preliminarily approved Senate Joint Resolution 3. Both chambers voted …
An autopsy has confirmed that Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The autopsy released Tuesday said that her lungs were heavy and congested. Arakawa had fluid …
Alijah Arenas, the Southern California basketball recruit who was involved in a fiery vehicle accident, has no major injuries and is expected to be leaving the hospital. The 18-year-old son of former …
MIDEAST WARS-GAZA MISCARRIAGES — Chart. This AP digital embed chart compares births and miscarriages recorded at Gaza's Nasser Hospital in January and February 2023 with the same two months in …
US Consumer confidence slides for the 5th straight month to levels not seen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by strict drinking water standards for forever chemicals set last year. The Environmental Protection Agency has said PFAS …
A leaking oil tanker has caught fire and exploded in southwestern Pakistan, killing two people and injuring 56 others. The explosion happened while firefighters were attempting to put out the fire …
Colombia's capital has South America’s only supervised room for drug use, aimed at reducing harm and preventing overdoses and now a topic of the International Conference on Harm Reduction, which …
A federal judge is putting on hold for now a Nevada law that requires parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion. A decades-old ban on the state law based on court rulings that it was …
U.S. health officials are pushing to get artificial colors out of the nation's food supply. Sensient Technologies Corp. is one of the world's largest dyemakers. The company has seen a surge in …