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Vermont day care provider convicted of causing infant's death with doses of antihistamine
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A child care provider accused of sedating an infant with an antihistamine was convicted of manslaughter, and faces up to 25 years in prison when she's sentenced. A jury on Friday convicted of Stacey Vaillancourt of manslaughter and child cruelty in the 2019...
Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going...
Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going...
Oakland Athletics pitcher Ken Waldichuk undergoes elbow procedure
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk underwent a procedure to remove scar tissue from his pitching elbow to help alleviate pain he experienced after his final start this past season. Waldichuk pitched Sept. 29 on the road against the Los Angeles Angels...
New York could see more legal pot shops after state settles cases that halted market
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York could soon start to get more recreational marijuana dispensaries after a judge on Friday approved legal settlements to end lawsuits that halted the state's legal cannabis licensing program. The settlements lift a court order that has blocked the state...
Court pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic operators to get grants -- but only in Ohio
A federal appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive federal family planning money — but only in Ohio, where state health officials said the policy took money away from them. Since 1981, federal policy has...
Agriculture officials confirm 25th case of cattle anthrax in North Dakota this year
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A new case of cattle anthrax has been confirmed in southwest North Dakota's Grant County, bringing the number of cases in the state to 25 this year, according to state agriculture officials. It’s the first case reported in the state since August, all in...
Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday. COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory illnesses — about 15,000...
Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says he'll return from injury, play Sunday vs. Cardinals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsubrgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said Friday he will play this weekend against Arizona after being sidelined for more than a month. Sunday's game against the visiting Cardinals would be Fitzpatrick's action since suffering a hamstring injury against...
New California mental health court sees more than 100 petitions in first two months
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An alternative mental health court to compel treatment for people with severe mental illness has received more than 100 petitions since launching in seven California counties in October, state officials said Friday. The state believes between 7,000 and...
