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Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa's capital, Pretoria, authorities said Wednesday.
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Over half of the contaminated water leaked at nuclear plant recovered, Xcel says

MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — More than half of a radioactive isotope that leaked from a pipe at a Minnesota nuclear plant has been recovered, while crews are making “substantial progress” in recovering contaminated groundwater, officials said.
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Nunavut ends state of emergency as water services restored in Kinngait

Nunavut ends state of emergency as water services restored in Kinngait

KINNGAIT, NUNAVUT — The Nunavut government is ending a weeklong state of emergency in Kinngait as water services resume in the hamlet.
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Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend’s birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest.
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'One of the deciding issues': Health care top of mind in Alberta election campaign

'One of the deciding issues': Health care top of mind in Alberta election campaign

CALGARY — It's one of the key issues at the ballot box in the Alberta election, but the two main rivals vying to run the province's sprawling health system can't agree on the diagnosis, let alone the cure. The provincial election is on Monday.
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South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia

South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia

RICHMOND, Va.
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Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities

Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on Tuesday pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities.
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Here are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses

Here are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses

Lawmakers in South Carolina passed an abortion ban while a judge in Montana was weighing restrictions there in the latest developments in the shifting landscape of law since the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v.
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South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote

South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion will soon be severely restricted in one of the last bastions for legal access in the U.S. South.
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Ex-Seattle man gets 8 years for stealing $1M in pandemic benefits

SEATTLE (AP) — A former Seattle man who stole over $1 million in jobless benefits and small business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced on Tuesday to more than eight years in prison, Seattle U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said in a statement.
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