Health

PORTLAND, Ore.

PORTLAND, Ore.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the right to an abortion in Kentucky in the latest challenge to the state's near-total ban on the procedure.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday.

Voters in Nova Scotia go to the polls on Nov. 26. At dissolution, the Progressive Conservatives held 34 seats in the 55-seat legislature, the Liberals held 14 seats, the NDP had six and there was one Independent.

TORONTO — Ontario took a new step into pre-election campaign territory Tuesday, with an opposition leader making her first major platform announcement and Premier Doug Ford urging people to vote Progressive Conservative, though he has not as of now c

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group's $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys, citing concerns the combination would hinder access to home health and hospice services in the U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.

MADISON, Wis.

Family members of a man who was fatally shot by Hamilton police over the weekend say they want answers and accountability from authorities as the province's police watchdog investigates the incident.