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ATLANTA (AP) — Over the past three decades, the collection of DNA from convicted criminals has become standard in the U.S. justice system, and many states now also swab people arrested for serious crimes....

The advanced systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel while going down the road will be scrutinized again by federal investigators on Tuesday in connection with two fatal crashes involving...

A U.S. government panel was due to convene Tuesday for the first time since 1992 to consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act due to unspecified national...

OTTAWA — Ottawa is temporarily allowing the return of the rodent poison strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan as those provinces grapple with gopher infestations. A statement from the federal ministers...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Stanley considers himself fortunate among bipolar disorder patients. He eventually responded to the right drug cocktail after self-described “full-brained mania” almost 40 years...

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity expanded in March, ending two months of contraction, the government said Tuesday, but analysts say prolonged impacts of the Iran war could weigh on growth. ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian nations are increasingly competing for Russian crude oil as an energy crisis mounts amid the month-old war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, which has choked off roughly a fifth...

VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it's making legislative changes to bolster access to wood fibre, including timber damaged by wildfires, insects and windstorms. The forests ministry says the changes...

TORONTO — Apotex Inc. announced its CEO, Allan Oberman, is stepping down effective immediately. The Toronto-based drug company says he will be succeeded by Jeff Watson, who previously served as the...