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Raptors forward Bruce Brown out several weeks after knee surgery

Raptors forward Bruce Brown out several weeks after knee surgery

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors say forward Bruce Brown has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out for several weeks.
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals.
US will let more people take methadone at home

US will let more people take methadone at home

The first big update to U.S.
Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns on abortion rights

Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns on abortion rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a speech focused squarely on abortion rights and she'll do so in Georgia, where news reports have documented wome
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals.
N.S. woman with painful condition seeks MAID amid battle to fund surgical treatment

N.S. woman with painful condition seeks MAID amid battle to fund surgical treatment

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia woman has applied for a medically assisted death, saying after years of battling to receive out-of-country surgery for an illness that causes "indescribable" pain, she struggles to maintain the will to live.
Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC

Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as a pair of major weeklong climate events were getting underway in New York City.
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African health agency said Thursday.
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin

LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source.

A lawsuit challenging a South Dakota abortion rights measure will play out after the election

An anti-abortion group's lawsuit to invalidate an abortion rights measure appearing on South Dakota's statewide ballot won't be resolved until after the November election.