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The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

Sep. 27, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week, including the person considered to be the main organizer of the action. Chester Gallagher was sentenced on Thursday to 16 months in prison, by far...

Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

Sep. 27, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's department of health announced Friday. The person's death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in the the U.S. die from rabies each year, according to the U.S....

Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says

Sep. 27, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

Boar's Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak, is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials, the U.S. Agriculture Department disclosed in response to government records requests. Officials with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection...

Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

Sep. 27, 2024 13:05 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state. The lawsuit Attorney General Russell Coleman filed...

Massachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open

Sep. 27, 2024 13:04 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday that her administration has formally seized a hospital through eminent domain to help keep it open and transition to a new owner. St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston is one of a group operated by Texas-based Steward...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri out for the season with ACL injury

Sep. 27, 2024 08:37 AM EDT
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Rodri out for the season with ACL injury.

Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens

Sep. 26, 2024 22:01 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — New fighting rocked Sudan's capital on Thursday with airstrikes and drone attacks in and around Khartoum amid a worsening cholera outbreak, officials said. Sudan’s military launched an operation in the early hours of Thursday aimed at taking control of areas in the...

Kershaw still hopeful he can pitch for playoff-bound Dodgers if stubborn toe injury heals

Sep. 26, 2024 21:34 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is hopeful he can pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the postseason, although his stubborn toe injury has still not healed. The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner has been limited to playing catch this week rather than face...

Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan

Sep. 26, 2024 20:07 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For decades, Jeff Card's family company was known for manufacturing the once ubiquitous tin boxes where people could buy newspapers on the street. Today, reach into one of his containers and you may find something entirely different and free of charge:...

Adam Pearson is ready to roll the dice

Sep. 26, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Pearson is an ardent believer in the old adage: Nothing wagered, nothing gained. Before Pearson was an actor, he worked at the BBC out of college. He was hired for six months, but, like much in Pearson’s life, he was determined to make the most of it. ...