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MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Felipe Calderon has accepted the resignation of the attorney general who was leading the battle against drug cartels, making the biggest shake-up yet in his offensive against organized crime. Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora’s image was tarnished by charges that his top confidant was on the …

MIAMI – When he began getting weak, 61-year-old Ronald Beaver figured he might just be feeling his age. Eventually his problem was traced to a serious blood disorder caused by low levels of copper. “I didn’t know what to think,” Beaver said of his illness three years ago. “I had …

Typhoid, diarrheal diseases, and malnutrition are among the health risks likely to emerge as displaced Haitians remain without clean water or sanitation and masses resettle, an official with the Pan American Health Organization said Thursday. PAHO, the regional office of the World Health Organization, has been monitoring for but has …