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NEW YORK — Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81. Jamison died at a New York hospital surrounded by family and friends following a brief illness, Christopher Zunner, a spokesperson …

Alternatives to the often dreaded pap smear may be on the horizon for cervical cancer screenings.  Typically, the procedure involves inserting a device called a speculum, which helps open the vaginal canal, in order for a swab to be inserted and brushed against the cervix to collect a cell sample. …

MINNEAPOLIS — Murder and manslaughter charges against a White Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 last summer have been dropped, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Sunday. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty filed a notice of dismissal of charges …