Judge orders takeover of health care in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and…
Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up…
Trump and some GOP states aim to limit pollution rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their states’ ability to set environmental regulations,…
Texas Tech medical school cancels talk on health, ethical considerations in late-pregnancy abortions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a scheduled talk by an OB-GYN who has provided abortion care…
US looks to roll back shipping rules designed to protect vanishing right whale
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed…
Nevada hit with $447K fine for continued delays in mental health care for defendants
Nevada will pay $447,000 in court-ordered fines for continued delays in providing mental health care to criminal defendants…
Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies,…
Sewage leak into Potomac river will take weeks longer to fix
WASHINGTON (AP) — Repairs on a pipe rupture that has sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest…
Trump reopens Atlantic Ocean monument to commercial fishing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday reopening a huge swath of protected…
Fear among Minnesota’s Somali community compounds a public health woe: Low measles vaccination rates
MINNEAPOLIS — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown…
Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with…
Particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths a year in US: Study
Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the…