Health

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

TORONTO — The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is considering amending regulations that require cannabis stores to ensure pot can't be seen from the exterior of their shop.

Dr. Kylie Cooper chokes up thinking about the patients she left behind in Idaho. One who often comes to mind is Kayla Smith.

WASHINGTON — Harleigh Walker is just an ordinary American high school kid, but with one important difference: how she's spending her summer vacation.

AUGUSTA, Maine — A proposal to expand access to abortions narrowly passed Thursday night in the Maine House, clearing the first hurdle after lawmakers kicked off an emotional floor debate.

RALEIGH, N.C.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S.

In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that ended nearly a half-century of a nationwide right to abortion, states have enacted contrasting policies on the issue.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state’s first-in-the-nation law to ban them won’t take effect July 1 as planned while a lawsuit proceeds.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's representative for children and youth says gender-diverse young people, notably those in care, aren't getting the support they need and she is calling on the provincial government to fill service gaps.