Smoke from US wildfires boosting health risk for millions
Jun 25, 2019
Wildfires in the Western US are churning out waves of unhealthy smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to cause a spike in premature deaths as climate change makes the blazes worse
Missouri judge allows abortions to continue, for now
Jun 24, 2019
A Missouri judge says the state's lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions, at least in the near future
Medical groups warn climate change is a 'health emergency'
Jun 24, 2019
As Democrats prepare for their presidential debate, medical groups call climate change a 'health emergency'
Kids held by Border Patrol describe disturbing conditions
Jun 21, 2019
Lawyers for migrant children arriving in the U.S. say interviews with kids at several Customs and Border Protection stations exposed disturbing conditions, including inadequate food, water, sanitation or childcare.
APNewsBreak: California launches anti-illegal pot campaign
Jun 21, 2019
California is taking its fight against illegal marijuana sales to cellphones and social media
Rot in peace: Sites lacking for whale corpses amid die-off
Jun 21, 2019
Rot in peace: So many gray whales are washing up on the US West Coast that the federal agency that deals with the rotting carcasses is running out of places to put them while they decompose
AP Interview: Border official says aid needed to save lives
Jun 20, 2019
AP Interview: Acting head of Customs and Border Protection says emergency funding is necessary for the health and well-being of migrants crossing the southern border
Public to weigh in on revised California vaccine bill
Jun 20, 2019
Residents are getting their first chance to weigh in on a revised California vaccination measure giving state public health officials oversight of certain doctors and schools
Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo signs abortion rights bill
Jun 20, 2019
Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo signed a bill Wednesday to preserve federal abortion protections in state law
Alaska teens charged in 'murder for millions' slaying
Jun 20, 2019
Authorities allege Alaska teens hoping to cash in on a $9 million offer from a millionaire brutally killed a developmentally disabled woman on a popular trail outside Anchorage