2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (272+ words) The lone holdout in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial offered little explanation to support his position and behaved strangely, according to a fellow juror. “There wasn’t a single piece of evidence or witness testimony that he used to prove why he…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1083+ words) Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove heavy metals. But six years after buying…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (348+ words) By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAU In recent weeks, new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the outbreak’s epicenter, but risen sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said at…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (536+ words) By ANNA WILDER, Associated Press/Report for America A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (614+ words) By GLENN GAMBOA, AP Business Writer Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer. The five-year commitment aims to…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (493+ words) It’s always hard to let go of summer, and while we have a few more official weeks according to the calendar, something about post Labor Day just shifts your view. For golfers, this is great news. Here in New England,…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (458+ words) Boston Herald Dear Abby: I have a younger brother who has moved back to the area where the rest of our siblings live. He went for 30 years without keeping in close contact with anyone during that time. He’s the youngest…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (546+ words) Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of his conclusions. CDC officials, however, have not said whether they will count either death as measles-associated, and the agency’s website still carries a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (590+ words) Lindsay Clancy’s attorney says he is prepared to ask that the court dismiss the case against the Duxbury mother accused of murdering her three children, as more jurors speak out after the mistrial. Continuing his post-trial appearances on national television,…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (364+ words) Americares, a nonprofit that supports thousands of health centers globally, announced a $50 million gift Wednesday from an unidentified Connecticut family. The contribution represents an unusual expansion at a time when the United States’ sudden aid cuts have hamstrung programs ranging…...