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Toxic smog cloaks New Delhi a day after Diwali festival as firecracker smoke worsens air quality

Toxic smog cloaks New Delhi a day after Diwali festival as firecracker smoke worsens air quality

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushed air pollution to hazardous levels.
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works

Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works

Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov.
Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school

Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school

EDMONTON — Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns.
Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims

Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims

BATON ROUGE, La.
Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor

Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor

JACKSON, Miss.
A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?

A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?

Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for a year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research, the company announced Thursday.
Working Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance, one step at a time

Working Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance, one step at a time

NEW YORK (AP) — The moment I knew I had to get serious about work-life balance came without warning. I was writing a high-profile news story during the pandemic when my heart began pounding like a jackhammer.
Working Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance, one step at a time

Working Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance, one step at a time

NEW YORK (AP) — The moment I knew I had to get serious about work-life balance came without warning. I was writing a high-profile news story during the pandemic when my heart began pounding like a jackhammer.
Ontario lacks a health-care plan for alcohol harms as sales expand: health coalition

Ontario lacks a health-care plan for alcohol harms as sales expand: health coalition

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government has no strategy to mitigate problems that could result from the province's newly liberalized alcohol sales rules, a health coalition said Thursday, warning that more death, cancer diagnoses and emergency depar
N.S. election: NDP promises to end fixed-term leases, impose rent-control system

N.S. election: NDP promises to end fixed-term leases, impose rent-control system

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s temporary rent cap and a loophole that allows landlords to avoid it were the targets of the provincial New Democrats on Thursday, as they promised to protect tenants from evictions and excessive hikes if elected Nov. 26.
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