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Some fans at frigid Chiefs playoff game underwent amputations, hospital confirms

Some fans at frigid Chiefs playoff game underwent amputations, hospital confirms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations after suffering frostbite, a Missouri hospital said Friday.
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Why you should stop texting your kids at school

Why you should stop texting your kids at school

Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent students sitting in his economics and government classes: — “What did you get on your test?” — “Did you get the field trip form signed?” — “Do you want chicke
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West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country's strictest child vaccination laws

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country's strictest child vaccination laws

CHARLESTON, W.Va.
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Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows

Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Another top donor to the U.N.
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Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines

Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines

Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance.
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Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes

B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes

SURREY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year.
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B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy

B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track users' menstrual and fertility cycles.
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Lead-tainted cinnamon has been recalled. Here's what you should know

Lead-tainted cinnamon has been recalled. Here's what you should know

Several U.S. discount retailers recalled packages of ground cinnamon after federal health officials warned that they were contaminated with high levels of lead. The U.S.
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Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions

Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas moved closer Thursday to requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and report the answers to the state.
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