Category Archives: Science
In abortion fight, conservatives push to end all exceptions
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Angela Housley was halfway through her pregnancy when she learned the fetus was developing without parts of its brain and skull and would likely die within hours or days of birth, if it survived that long.
Abortion adds to Biden’s all-but-impossible to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s list of impossible tasks keeps getting longer. Despite lofty promises he's made, from the campaign trail through his first year in
Public health agency trying to find out how many Canadians struggling with long COVID
OTTAWA — Federal agencies are trying to get a handle on how many Canadians may be suffering from long COVID as researchers learn more about the mysterious after-effects of the virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada have
Prince Edward Island lifts COVID-19 mask mandate for most public indoor places
CHARLOTTETOWN — Masks are no longer required in most indoor public places in Prince Edward Island. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says she still strongly recommends that residents keep masking, especially in places where physica...
Britain pushes tough tech rules under new digital watchdog
LONDON (AP) — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog aimed at giving consumers more choice online — or face the threat of big fines.
Activists rally behind Croatian woman denied abortion
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A group of civic activists in Croatia demonstrated Friday in support of a woman who was denied an abortion despite her fetus having serious health problems.
‘Roe’ under threat, California leans in as abortion refuge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats have accelerated their plan to make the nation’s most populous state a sanctuary for women seeking abortions, propelled by the release this week of an early draft of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that
COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19.
Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — FOR SATURDAY AZHO101-103, UTSAL401-402 on hold Mary Francis had no
Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met with union organizers at the White House on Thursday as the administration looks to boost unionization campaigns.
