N.B. reports 13 new cases of COVID-19, province still shy of 75% vaccination target
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19 today and say the government's vaccination target is still not attained. Officials say two new cases are in the Moncton region, six are in the Fredericton region,
DEA: Companies had ‘systematic failure’ in monitoring pills
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A retired high-ranking official with the Drug Enforcement Administration has testified that three large opioid distributors had a “systematic failure” in monitoring suspicious pill orders.
Alberta announces funding for Naloxone kits, detox beds to treat opioid crisis
EDMONTON — Two community organizations say they welcome the Alberta government's plan to improve access to overdose reversal kits and to create medical detox beds as opioid-related calls spike. Tricia Smith, executive director of Boyle McCauley Health ...
Sudan, Egypt renew calls for int’l role in Ethiopia dispute
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan and Egypt renewed calls Wednesday for the international community to help in resolving their decade-long dispute with Ethiopia over a giant dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the
Senators push measure to accelerate DAF, foundation giving
Two key U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday designed to spur faster payouts from donor-advised funds and foundations, giving new momentum to an effort that has deeply divided philanthropy.
Closed cold case murder tied to ousted Tennessee governor
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee governor's administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago while embroiled in the state's largest political scandal, law enforcement officials announced Wednesday.
Report claims Russian agents tailed journalist who fell ill
MOSCOW (AP) — The investigative organization Bellingcat claimed Wednesday that Russian agents who had tailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his poisoning also shadowed a journalist who had earlier fallen severely ill with similar symptoms. ...
Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration began legal action Wednesday to repeal a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, leaving them more vulnerable to pollution from d...
1st gray wolf pups since 1940s spotted in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Colorado has its first litter of gray wolf pups since the 1940s, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
San Antonio base locked down for hour after gunfire reported
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday after military officials said gunfire was reported near a base gate.