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China report sounds alarm on groundwater pollution
Associated Press | April 22, 2016 3:27 amBEIJING (AP) — More than 80 percent of China’s underground water drawn from relatively shallow wells used by farms, factories and mostly rural households is… -
Washington governor fires hospital chief following escape
Associated Press | April 14, 2016 4:55 pmOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday fired the head of a beleaguered state psychiatric hospital after a man who had been… -
Obama touts robots, US ingenuity at White House Science Fair
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 2:50 amWASHINGTON (AP) — They came with eco-glue and Lego launchers. Their tag board displays were filled with charts, graphs and research on pollution. There were… -
Former Oklahoma dentist charged with money laundering
Associated Press | April 13, 2016 12:32 amTULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former Oklahoma oral surgeon whose filthy clinics led to thousands of patients being tested for HIV and hepatitis faces a… -
Painkiller critics take aim at hospital surveys, procedures
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 9:40 pmCritics of how prescription painkillers are administered in the U.S. are calling on health officials to phase out hospital procedures and questionnaires used to manage… -
Collaborative institute aims to speed cancer drug creation
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 9:24 pmA project to speed development of cancer-fighting drugs that harness the immune system has academic and drug industry researchers collaborating and sharing their findings like… -
New steps to help people with disabilities and student loans
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 7:48 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is taking steps to help people with disabilities get their student loan debt forgiven, safeguarding their Social Security payments.… -
Surgery separates infant conjoined twins in Texas
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 6:39 pmCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Surgery at a South Texas hospital has separated two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist. Driscoll Children’s Hospital spokesman… -
Rubber brain, birth control pills, keg among NJ beach trash
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 10:28 amATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A sweep of New Jersey beaches last year turned up the usual seashells, sandcastles and seaweed. But, plenty of not-so-typical… -
Q&A: What is a ‘Jesus shot’ and what’s it supposed to do?
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 8:10 amAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas agriculture commissioner spent at least $1,120 in taxpayer money to travel to Oklahoma last year. Sid Miller says he…