New measures to combat organ trafficking  The Portugal NewsPortugal’s parliament has unanimously approved a government bill criminalising the removal of organs in an effort to curb organ trafficking.

Southside woman in need of kidney wants to help others  Daily JournalThe feeling of fatigue was like nothing she had ever felt before.Starla Simpson was a bundle of energy. The 27-year-old southside Indianapolis resident worked …

Widowed, injured, broken: Gaza’s women bear heavy toll from Friday protests  The NationalMost Gazans killed and wounded in the March of Return are men, but in the shadows Palestinian women are badly affected by a year of clashes.

Family of missing boy was elated, then devastated by hoax  CityNews Vancouver

AURORA, Ill. — The family of an Illinois boy missing for eight years was initially elated by a report that suggested he might have been found. Timmothy Pitzen …

Teacher guilty of sex crimes – Canada News  Castanet.netA former Calgary teacher has pleaded guilty to 17 sex-related charges involving girls.

Archbishop: Vatican decision closure to a ‘sorrowful shame’  CityNews Vancouver

HAGATNA, Guam — The archbishop of Guam, Michael Byrnes, says the Vatican’s decision to uphold its conviction of the U.S. territory’s ousted Archbishop …

Hawaii seeks names for fissure created by 2018 eruption  CityNews Vancouver

HILO, Hawaii — One of Hawaii’s newest volcanic fissures is in need of a name and the state is asking for suggestions. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported …

‘I couldn’t tell Mum I needed a transplant’  BBC NewsA woman who received a life-saving kidney transplant last year is featuring in a campaign to get more black, Asian and minority ethnic people to consider …

Alaska OK funding Medicaid through grants, governor says  CityNews Vancouver

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy told President Donald Trump that the state is open to the idea of receiving Medicaid funding through fixed …