Tag: public health

Abcarian: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster

Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak,...

Owner of thermometer factory gets probation for exposing workers to mercury

WEST BABYLON, N.Y. -- The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to three years of probation for failing to...

Arizona AG sues Saudi firm over 'excessive' groundwater pumping, saying it's a public nuisance

PHOENIX -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she's suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending...

Trudeau says Americans are realizing that Trump's tariffs on Canada make life a lot more expensive

TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Americans “are beginning to wake up to the reality that tariffs on everything from...

Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state

TORONTO -- TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with...

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe mpox variant has been confirmed in a person who had recently traveled...