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Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico, authorities said. He was 69.
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Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows

Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Huge numbers of Israelis again poured into the streets to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza , while hospital and local authorities said Israeli air raids in the territ
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Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, authorities said Saturday, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first.
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Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

MONTREAL — Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveiled details of a plan to grant such requests without
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Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak

Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak

Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm.
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Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections

Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections

Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm.
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill more than a dozen as health workers press on with polio vaccines

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill more than a dozen as health workers press on with polio vaccines

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday morning, hospital and local authorities said, as health workers were wrapping up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccinat
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Missouri abortion-rights amendment could be axed from the ballot after ruling

Missouri abortion-rights amendment could be axed from the ballot after ruling

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Friday ruled that an abortion-rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a yearslong effort to undo the state's near-total abortion ban.
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Abortion rights supporters in South Dakota blast state's video of abortion laws

A newly released, state-produced video intended to help doctors comply with South Dakota’s strict abortion law isn’t specific enough to ensure health care professionals don’t violate the regulations and open themselves up for prosecution, a group of
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Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says

Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says

VANCOUVER — People struggling with brain injuries, addictions and mental health issues need "dignified and humane" support services if they're committed against their will, and B.C.
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