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An air ambulance crash kills at least 6 people just outside Kenya's capital

An air ambulance crash kills at least 6 people just outside Kenya's capital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The crash of an air ambulance plane in a residential area just outside Kenya's capital has killed at least six people, an official said.
US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump. What's the goal?

US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump. What's the goal?

Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly around climate. But the U.S. is very much involved in treaty talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution.
Grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks in Japan work for peace 80 years later

Grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks in Japan work for peace 80 years later

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — When the United States dropped the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Ari Beser’s grandfather was on board both of the American B-29 bombers that carried the weapons.
Liberian women are leading the charge against the country's drug crisis

Liberian women are leading the charge against the country's drug crisis

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Women's groups on Thursday led a protest of thousands of people against a rampant drug problem in Liberia, urging the government to declare a national emergency over the crisis and enforce stricter punishment for drug abuse.
Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze

Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio's research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S.
France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law

France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law

PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide. The court said that the measure failed to protect the environment and future generations.
New Ontario measles cases down to single digits for the first time since January

New Ontario measles cases down to single digits for the first time since January

TORONTO — Health officials in Ontario are reporting that the number of new measles cases are down to the single digits for the first time since January.
RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement

RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long targeted by anti-vaccine activists .
Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report .
FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

Although mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.