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France's parliament considers a ban on single-use e-cigarettes

Dec. 04, 2023 21:39 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers for their sweet flavors and are under scrutiny as a new source of trash. The ban, supported Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and Health Minister...

Dane County looks to stop forcing unwed fathers to repay Medicaid birth costs from before 2020

Dec. 04, 2023 19:38 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dane County officials are looking to stop making unwed fathers repay Medicaid for the cost of their children’s births in cases before 2020. The county already ended the policy for births after 2020, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. The county budget...

70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins after fertility treatment

Dec. 04, 2023 18:07 PM EST

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world's oldest new mothers. Safina Namukwaya gave birth to a boy and a girl on Wednesday via cesarean section at the hospital in the capital...

The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake

Dec. 04, 2023 18:03 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices seemed by turns reluctant to break...

The Air Force is expanding a review of cancers for service members who worked with nuclear missiles

Dec. 04, 2023 12:41 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed. The initial study was launched in response to...

The death toll from a mining tragedy in South Africa rises to 13 after a worker dies at a hospital

Dec. 04, 2023 11:01 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The death toll from a mining tragedy last week in South Africa that involved an elevator has risen to 13 people after a worker died at a hospital, the mine operator said Monday. Impala Platinum said that the worker died Sunday from injuries sustained when the...

Packers CB Jaire Alexander to miss 4th straight game Sunday night against Chiefs

Dec. 03, 2023 19:14 PM EST

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s defense gets linebacker De’Vondre Campbell back from a neck injury but will be missing cornerback Jaire Alexander for a fourth straight game when the Packers host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. Alexander continues to deal with a...

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

Dec. 03, 2023 12:24 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved past two days of lofty rhetoric and calls for unity from top leaders to concerns...

Pope Francis says he's doing better but again skips his window appearance facing St. Peter's Square

Dec. 03, 2023 07:18 AM EST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — For a second Sunday, an ailing Pope Francis skipped his popular window appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square, but in televised remarks said he’s doing better even though his voice wouldn't let him read all his comments aloud. As he did a week...

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

Dec. 03, 2023 00:14 AM EST

Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo’s daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her “fat” and “ugly.” Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat into her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in...