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Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps.
B.C., Tahltan Nation step up wildlife patrols after 'contentious' hunting season

B.C., Tahltan Nation step up wildlife patrols after 'contentious' hunting season

VICTORIA — There will be more provincial conservation officers and Tahltan guardians patrolling the nation's territory in northwestern British Columbia this hunting season.
Stocks end mostly lower even as tech drives Nasdaq higher

Stocks end mostly lower even as tech drives Nasdaq higher

NEW YORK — Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech companies allowed the Nasdaq composite to sneak in another record high. The benchmark S&P 500 ended down less than 0.1%.
Nunavut says it needs to hire 54 more teachers as school year gets underway

Nunavut says it needs to hire 54 more teachers as school year gets underway

IQALUIT, Nunavut — As the school year begins in Nunavut, the education department is reporting 54 vacant teaching positions, a problem mirrored in many regions across the country as some teachers cite ongoing pandemic stress and anxiety in pushing th
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assault

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assault

DEDHAM, Mass.
Keith Urban's tour production manager, 72, dies from fall

Keith Urban's tour production manager, 72, dies from fall

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio (AP) — The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage before an Ohio concert. Randy “Baja” Fletcher, 72, died on Aug.
South Dakota Gov. Noem runs $9,000 bill for custom desk

South Dakota Gov. Noem runs $9,000 bill for custom desk

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov.
Kristen Stewart gains perspective on fame playing Diana

Kristen Stewart gains perspective on fame playing Diana

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kristen Stewart has long chafed at how her teenage “Twilight” fame robbed her of her privacy and a normal life, but don’t get the wrong idea: It’s nothing compared to what Princess Diana endured.
Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit

Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of giving her herpes two decades ago without disclosing he had it, the woman testified on Friday at the R&B singer's sex-trafficking trial.
EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Sept. 14 recall election could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.
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