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California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law

California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
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Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schools

Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schools

A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds and now includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said.
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New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill

New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill

LONDON (AP) — A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that the House of Commons will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previou
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Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

GOMA, Congo (AP) — For Nelly Shukuru, there was no way out. The fighting that forced her from her home, the squalid conditions in the displacement camp in eastern Congo, the hunger, all felt inescapable. The 51-year-old planned to hang herself.
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Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck and 'all is OK'

Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck and 'all is OK'

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck and “all is OK.
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Sceptres forward Natalie Spooner targets season-opener to return from knee injury

Sceptres forward Natalie Spooner targets season-opener to return from knee injury

Natalie Spooner has Nov. 30 circled on her calendar, and not because the Toronto Sceptres forward feels particular animosity toward the Boston Fleet.
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Texas man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case awaits clemency ruling

Texas man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case awaits clemency ruling

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome awaited a decision Wednesday on his request for clemency from a state board.
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Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

GOMA, Congo (AP) — For Nelly Shukuru, there was no way out. The fighting that forced her from her home, the squalid conditions in the displacement camp in eastern Congo, the hunger, all felt inescapable. The 51-year-old planned to hang herself.
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Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals

Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals

Dozens of people rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. Tuesday, demanding that the company remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the U.S.
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Missouri abortion-rights campaign fundraising total at $22M one month before election

Missouri abortion-rights campaign fundraising total at $22M one month before election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to restore abortion access in Missouri so far has raised close to $22 million, finance reports filed Tuesday show.
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