Associated PressTick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tipsAssociated Press - By MIKE STOBBEFORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. “It’s very bad …
Associated PressNew endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West TexasAssociated Press - By SCOTT SONNERFederal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest threats to its survival in one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. “We have …
Associated PressFall trial set for pharmacist in 11 Michigan meningitis deaths after plea deal talks fizzleAssociated Press - By ED WHITEHOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A judge set a fall trial Friday for a pharmacist charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents who died in a 2012 meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids from a Massachusetts lab. Efforts by Glenn Chin and state prosecutors to reach a plea …
Associated PressWhich states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?Associated Press - By GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESIVoters in both Colorado and South Dakota will have a say on abortion rights this fall after supporters collected enough valid signatures to put measures on the ballot, part of a national push to pose abortion rights questions to voters since the U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to …
Associated PressEnglish fishing village told to boil water after a parasite outbreak sickens over 45 peopleAssociated Press - By BRIAN MELLEYLONDON (AP) — A scenic fishing village in southwestern England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a third day on Friday after a parasite sickened more than 45 people in the latest example of Britain’s troubled water system. Around 16,000 homes and businesses in the Brixham area of …
Associated PressWatchdog: EPA's lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on unverified dataAssociated Press - By MICHAEL PHILLISST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year to replace harmful lead pipes based on unverified data, according to an agency inspector general’s memo, likely meaning some states got too much money and others got too little. Investigators found …
