Health

Prosecutors reconvene after deadlocked jury in trial over Arizona border killing
Apr 29, 2024

Prosecutors reconvene after deadlocked jury in trial over Arizona border killing

Prosecutors are headed back to court to announce whether they will retry an Arizona rancher after a jury deadlocked in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property near the southern U.S. border


GOP lawmakers in Kansas are moving to override the veto of a ban on gender care for minors
Apr 29, 2024

GOP lawmakers in Kansas are moving to override the veto of a ban on gender care for minors

Republican legislators are moving to enact a ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors and bar state employees from advocating social transitioning for transgender youth


West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
Apr 29, 2024

West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule

A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory


More than a dozen military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water
Apr 29, 2024

More than a dozen military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water

A trial for a mass environmental injury case is starting more than two years after a U.S. military fuel tank facility under ground poisoned thousands of people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor's drinking water


A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak
Apr 28, 2024

A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak

Richelle Dietz is a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer living on a Hawaii military base who often thinks about water


Apr 26, 2024

Police in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week

Officials are sounding alarms after three babies overdosed — one fatally — on fentanyl left unsecured inside three Washington state homes in less than one week



Long flu season winds down in US
Apr 26, 2024

Long flu season winds down in US

The U.S. flu season appears to be over



Apr 25, 2024

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent