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Ruling today on whether accused in Quebec daycare bus crash is criminally responsible
LAVAL — A Superior Court judge is to render a decision today on whether a Quebec man is not criminally responsible after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023, killing two children and injuring six others.
Apr 29, 2025 2:00 AM
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Bogota fights heroin overdoses with South America's only supervised drug consumption room
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The left arm of Christian Camilo Amaya is tattooed with a skull pierced by a syringe, which he says represents the use of cocaine and heroin.
Apr 28, 2025 9:09 PM
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Judge pauses old Nevada law requiring parental notification for minors to get abortion
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A long-dormant Nevada law requiring parents or guardians to be notified before a minor can have an abortion will not take effect this week following a federal judge's ruling.
Apr 28, 2025 6:01 PM
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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food
ST. LOUIS (AP) — As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow’s laboratory desk.
Apr 28, 2025 4:03 PM
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Toronto gynecologist under scrutiny for disinfection of tools resigns from college
TORONTO — A gynecologist has resigned from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario after Toronto Public Health told patients earlier this year that instruments were not properly cleaned and disinfected at her clinic.
Apr 28, 2025 3:49 PM
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Woman charged with murder in stabbing of a paramedic during ambulance ride to a hospital
A woman pleaded not guilty Monday to fatally stabbing a Kansas City, Missouri, paramedic as she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance.
Apr 28, 2025 3:08 PM
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FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's effort to impose new requirements on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine — the nation's only traditional protein-based option for the coronavirus — is sowing uncertainty about updates to other vaccines, too.
Apr 28, 2025 2:59 PM
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Don't think race car drivers are elite athletes? Give their workouts a try
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — First came the mounting tension in the shoulders and the weakening grip while carrying 25-pound weights (11.3 kilograms).
Apr 28, 2025 1:39 PM
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Rep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won't seek reelection as cancer returns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.
Apr 28, 2025 12:19 PM
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Teacher identified as one of 11 killed in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER — A teacher-counsellor has been identified as one of the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming at a Filipino festival in Vancouver on the weekend.
Apr 28, 2025 10:05 AM
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