Indonesia arrests former nutrition agency head and officials in corruption investigation

Involuntary commitment bill targeting mental health, crime passes NC House

A bill that's part of the state legislature's efforts to ramp up the number of criminal suspects involuntarily committed to mental hospitals passed, despite criticism that it proposes few immediate solutions.

Congo's soccer team seeks alternatives after Spanish city cancels World Cup warmup game due to Ebola

MADRID (AP) — Congo was still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion denied authorization for the match because of health concerns related to the Ebola crisis.

Latest Luigi Mangione hearing shrouded in secrecy as judge shuts out press and public

NEW YORK (AP) — A hearing in Luigi Mangione ’s state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was held in secret Wednesday after the judge shut out the press and public without explanation.

Lahn's win in GOP primary for Iowa governor is a setback for Trump that could signal MAHA strength

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump’s pick, Rep. Randy Feenstra, delivered a rare electoral setback for Trump in a primary season that had previously handed him back-to-back victories.

'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says

Congo’s Ebola outbreak “had a big head start, and we’re still behind,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday, but asserted that “we are catching up" as testing improves.

Indonesia arrests former nutrition agency head and officials in corruption probe

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s recently dismissed head of the National Nutrition Agency was arrested on Wednesday on corruption charges related to a multi-billion-dollar free-meals program.

The Revolutionary War's chief villain is being rehabilitated — just in time for America's 250th

LONDON (AP) — “Mad” King George III — the villain of “Hamilton,” “Schoolhouse Rock” and the Revolutionary War — has undergone a makeover in time for America's 250th birthday.

Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction

NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about her son Hunter’s drug addiction during her time in the White House, explaining that she now realizes that being open about his substance abuse and his recovery can offer hope to others in the same situation.

Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Peabo Bryson has died at 75. He was known for his Disney duets "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World." He died Tuesday after having a stroke. His family shared the news in a statement, expressing comfort in the love and impact he left behind. Bryson was bor...

Could environmental changes affect hantavirus risk? Duke researchers think so

As officials monitor a rare hantavirus outbreak, Duke researchers are examining how environmental changes may influence where disease-carrying rodents thrive. The findings suggest more diverse landscapes could help reduce disease risk.

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

DETROIT (AP) — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said Tuesday.

NC lawmakers advance proposal to amend involuntary commitment process

A state committee on Tuesday gave a favorable report to a bill that would change where mental evaluations are conducted for some criminal suspects.

Neal K. Shah: North Carolina's greatest tech opportunity isn't what the governor's proclamation says

North Carolina's growing aging population presents one of the state's biggest opportunities for technology innovation, according to healthcare researcher and CareYaya CEO Neal Shah.

'Out of my lane.' Dr. Oz ducks questions during his turn in the White House briefing room

WASHINGTON (AP) — He spoke fast, hammering through the Trump administration's efforts to lower prescription drug prices, combat health care fraud, and curb the spread of Ebola overseas.

Africa is the deadliest place in the world to have a baby, while its population booms

Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations. The Associated Press visited a rural community where refugees fleeing the war in nearby Sudan have tripled the number of women arriving daily at...

Volunteers serve comfort food in a worrying Ebola outbreak

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — For patients in an Ebola outbreak with no approved medicine or vaccine, there is little comfort. But Arlette Basekawike, a volunteer for the U.N. food agency, is doing her best.

As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook meals to support patients

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — For patients in an Ebola outbreak with no approved medicine or vaccine, there is little comfort. But Arlette Basekawike, a volunteer for the U.N. food agency, is doing her best.

'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of Africa

NC leader to encourage mental health treatment without commitment to psychiatric facility

North Carolinians who are suffering from mental illness are sometimes required by judicial officials to undergo treatment at a psychiatric facility — a process that could become more flexible if lawmakers take up a proposal expected Tuesday.

Kenyan president defends US Ebola quarantine center amid protests

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Monday defended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility by the U.S., a move that led to protests despite a court order blocking the plan.

5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility

Five American cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus are leaving a Nebraska quarantine facility. U.S. health officials say they will complete monitoring at home after remaining symptom-free. They arrived in Nebraska three weeks ago following a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a South Atlantic ...

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo’s growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge. One nurse spoke of his “indescribable joy” at beating the illness.

Ebola survivors note 'indescribable joy' while Congo's confirmed cases near 300

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 282 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Congo’s growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as patients who recovered from a type of the disease with no approved medicine or vaccine described their experiences to The Associated Press.

Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine center for US citizens

Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base. The protests took place two days after Kenya's High Court suspended the facility's establishment and the arrival of foreign patients. The Law Society of Kenya and a constitu...

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo’s ongoing outbreak, the central African nation said late Sunday, as patients who recovered from the disease spoke of their indescribable joy in interviews with The Associated Press.

Patients find help with therapy donkeys at psychiatric hospital near Paris

NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital unit outside Paris that's unique to France.

A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — After outliving Booker T. Bones, their second service dog, Brenda and Brian Marquis still needed help with some of the more difficult parts of daily life.

What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus has plagued Congo and Uganda, as cases outpace the response.

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo

The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the recoveries during a visit to Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri. The Bundibugyo virus, the current species of...

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

New research shows a novel pill is helping people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer. It's not a cure, as the drug's effects eventually waned. But it's a very different kind of treatment than the chemotherapy that is a mainstay for these patients. Called daraxonrasib, the drug is designe...

Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says

Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop.

WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response

World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in eastern Congo’s Bunia, where a rare type of Ebola is spreading faster than the response. WHO director-general's visit on Saturday will include seeing a treatment center and meeting with local authorities, health workers, and affected.

Most new moms get the baby blues. But it could be something more serious: postpartum depression

Moments after Jenna Carberg gave birth to her daughter, doctors put the baby on her chest.

As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital don’t always display their goods openly. Customers must ask for whatever they're looking for, whether it is a giant swamp rodent or the severed parts of an antelope.

Trump’s physician says the president is in 'excellent health' and is 'fully fit' to serve

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s physician says the president is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday gave his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.

US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low

The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year. A government survey shows that about 1 in 11 adults said they were current smokers. The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were posted online this week. In the mid-1960s, ...

Canadian man pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to people who killed themselves

A Canadian man accused of running an online operation selling lethal products has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide. A lawyer for Kenneth Law says Canadian prosecutors will withdraw 14 murder charges in exchange for the plea. Police in Canada and internationally have bee...

War and displacement in Gaza are fueling a rise in early marriage

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Majda was destitute. Her husband and eldest son had been killed by Israeli airstrikes. Living in a ragged tent in Gaza with rats and the stench of sewage, she couldn’t support her children and feared her daughters would be harassed going to the communal latrine i

WHO chief land in Congo, says Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against a rare Ebola outbreak. Medical personnel are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful populations, and armed groups. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized co...

Canadian man expected to plead guilty to selling lethal substances to people who killed themselves

TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who used them to end their own lives is expected to plead guilty Friday to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer said.

Takeaways from AP report on how the war in Gaza is driving a rise in early marriage

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military campaign and the mass displacement in Gaza have fueled an increase in early marriage, according to official data and experts. Desperate parents are marrying off daughters as young as 13, hoping to give them protection and financial support.

Destitute from war, a mother in Gaza made a fateful choice and gave her young daughters in marriage

WHO chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, late Thursday to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatil.

Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya on Friday suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare type of Ebola virus spreading in northeastern Congo, following a backlash by medical workers and activists.

Ghanaian mother and child detained at airport for days after arriving on valid visas, lawyers say

A pregnant woman from Ghana who entered the U.S. on a valid visa with her son so he could get medical attention has been held for more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport, her lawyers said in court documents. Annabella Gyasi arrived last Tuesday at Washington Dulles...

No one in courtroom to speak on behalf of victims of man who killed 4 sleeping homeless men

NEW YORK (AP) — There was no one in the courtroom on Thursday to speak on behalf of the four men Randy Santos bludgeoned to death with a metal bar as they slept on the New York City streets.

Aid supplies reach heart of Congo's Ebola outbreak as WHO head travels to Kinshasa

Aid supplies have been rushed in to the center of Congo's Ebola outbreak where medical workers are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful locals and armed groups. On Thursday, a white cargo plane delivered masks, gloves, boots, and medications donated by the European Union to Bunia, a n...

Kyle Busch had pneumonia for 'days to weeks,' according to his death certificate

Kyle Busch died from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, his death certificate says. The former NASCAR star was 41 when he died last week. Busch had pneumonia symptoms for “days to weeks” before sepsis set in. B

UNC Health Championship ready to tee off in Raleigh

The UNC Health Championship field features rising PGA Tour hopefuls, several players with North Carolina ties and a major charity focus to one of the Triangle’s top annual golf events.