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Roadside bomb kills 3 police officers escorting polio workers in northwest Pakistan

Roadside bomb kills 3 police officers escorting polio workers in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in restive northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing three officers and wounding two others, police said.
Ontario building new base, buying 2 planes for Ornge air ambulance

Ontario building new base, buying 2 planes for Ornge air ambulance

TORONTO — Ontario is investing $93 million to build a new base and buy new planes for Ornge, the province's air ambulance organization.
An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant

An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant

NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs.
Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says

Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says

NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn't rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday.
Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant

Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The calls and emails started coming into NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital soon after doctors began experimenting with pig organs in humans.
Takeaways from the AP's reporting on nuclear bunkers

Takeaways from the AP's reporting on nuclear bunkers

Global security leaders are warning that nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged around the world. At the same time, private bunker sales are on the rise globally.
Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection

Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection

When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to harvest in fall.
91Ô­´´ icon Terry Fox to be featured on new $5 bill

91Ô­´´ icon Terry Fox to be featured on new $5 bill

OTTAWA — Terry Fox has been selected to appear on the next $5 bank note. The federal government made the revelation in its fall economic statement on Monday.
RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump's pick to lead health agency

RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump's pick to lead health agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Manitoba projects $1.3B deficit in mid-year fiscal update

Manitoba projects $1.3B deficit in mid-year fiscal update

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is expecting to post a deficit of more than $1 billion for the fiscal year, with overspending in health care driving the projected shortfall.