Health

King Charles shakes hands, chats with crowd at most significant public outing since cancer diagnosis
Mar 31, 2024

King Charles shakes hands, chats with crowd at most significant public outing since cancer diagnosis

King Charles III shook hands and chatted with onlookers after attending an Easter service at Windsor Castle in his most significant public outing since being diagnosed with cancer last month



As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth
Mar 28, 2024

As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth

As Kansas prepares to ban gender-affirming care for minors, students at the state's largest university taking action


'National disgrace': Oxford coach laments pollution in the Thames ahead of Boat Race
Mar 28, 2024

'National disgrace': Oxford coach laments pollution in the Thames ahead of Boat Race

The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race has described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace.”


Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution as a national disgrace ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge
Mar 28, 2024

Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution as a national disgrace ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge

The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race has described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace” as the company responsible for its upkeep faces mounting financial difficulties that critics say will need it to be taken back into state hands


Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion 'lite' proposal that would cover fewer people
Mar 27, 2024

Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion 'lite' proposal that would cover fewer people

A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. is still alive in the Mississippi Legislature


Mar 27, 2024

West Virginia Gov. Justice breaks with GOP Legislature to veto bill rolling back school vaccine rule

West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice broke with the GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policies


Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims
Mar 26, 2024

Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims

The Iowa attorney general’s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault


Mar 26, 2024

Kansas legislators pass a bill to require providers to ask patients why they want abortions

Republican legislators have approved a bill that would require Kansas abortion providers to ask their patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and then report the answers to the state