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September 26, 2018

Congo says Ebola efforts can resume after deadly attack

Congo's health ministry says efforts to contain the latest Ebola outbreak can resume Wednesday in a key community where a ...

September 26, 2018

Governments to discuss tackling tuberculosis at UN summit

Governments from around the world will gather Wednesday to discuss the persistent scourge of tuberculosis, which last year ...

September 26, 2018

Vikings DE Griffen remains out with mental health trouble

Last week, the Minnesota Vikings were concerned enough about Everson Griffen's state of mind that they barred the three-time ...

September 25, 2018

Priest accused of child sex abuse behind bars pending trial

A former New Mexico priest who fled the U.S. decades ago amid allegations of child sex abuse will await trial behind bars, ...

September 25, 2018

Newborn syphilis cases in US reach highest level in 20 years

The number of U.S. babies born infected with syphilis has reached the highest level in 20 years. It is still rare for babies ...

September 25, 2018

Thai police hand over 100 kilos of marijuana for research

Thai police on Tuesday handed over around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of seized marijuana for medical research, as officials ...

September 24, 2018

Suspected rebels kill 18 in Congo's east amid Ebola

A Congolese civil society group says that 18 people have been killed in attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels ...

September 24, 2018

Implant, intense rehab help 3 paralyzed for years take steps

Three people whose legs were paralyzed for years can stand and take steps again thanks to an electrical implant that zaps the ...

September 23, 2018

Judge: California child can take cannabis drug to school

A California kindergartner can keep bringing a cannabis-based drug used for emergency treatment of a rare form of epilepsy ...

September 22, 2018

Italy extends time for vaccine proof for young school kids

Italian parents have more time before having to produce proof to schools that their children have received 10 mandatory ...

September 22, 2018

Lawsuit alleges Party City denied job to woman with autism

A New Hampshire woman who was hoping to land a sales job at Party City was turned down after a manager realized she has ...

September 22, 2018

Congo reports Ebola death close to busy Ugandan border

A Congolese woman who refused an Ebola vaccination and then disappeared has died of the virus near the heavily traveled ...

September 22, 2018

Sheriff: Motive unclear for Maryland shooter who killed 3

Law enforcement officials said Friday they might never know the motive for a female shooter's violent rampage that killed ...

September 22, 2018

Cubs' Russell placed on leave after domestic violence claims

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on administrative leave Friday following fresh allegations of domestic ...

September 22, 2018

Investigation finds Maryland culpable in death of player

An independent investigation into the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair has determined that ...

September 22, 2018

The Latest: Faster response 'might have changed things'

The Latest on investigation of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair (all times local): 6:35 p.m. One of the ...

September 22, 2018

Wisconsin workplace shooting suspect had revoked gun permit

The gunman in a Wisconsin workplace shooting was taken to a mental health hospital and barred from buying firearms 14 years ...

September 21, 2018

Sheriff: Shooter had mental illness but legally owned gun

The woman who killed three people and wounded others before shooting herself to death at a Maryland drugstore warehouse had ...

September 21, 2018

Tutu urges regulated euthanasia after campaigner's arrest

Terminally ill people should have the right to a "dignified assisted death," former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu ...