Health

At 15, he is defending his home and parenting his sister. One young man's struggle to stay in school
Nov 2, 2023

At 15, he is defending his home and parenting his sister. One young man's struggle to stay in school

Housing insecurity has hurt kids' chances of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles and much of California


Nov 1, 2023

Montana's psychiatric hospital is poorly run and neglect has hastened patient deaths, lawsuit says

A federal lawsuit filed this week argues that Montana's psychiatric hospital has been so poorly run for decades that patients are not safe


Nov 1, 2023

Florida attorney general, against criticism, seeks to keep abortion rights amendment off 2024 ballot

Florida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot


Usher uses first Super Bowl performance as 'cheat sheet' for 2024 show and urges diabetes screening
Nov 1, 2023

Usher uses first Super Bowl performance as 'cheat sheet' for 2024 show and urges diabetes screening

While Usher gears up for his 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance, the singer will lean on his previous experience of hitting the NFL’s biggest stage to help him prepare




The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades
Nov 1, 2023

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year, which is the largest increase in two decades


Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions
Oct 31, 2023

Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

A Missouri appeals court has ruled against a Republican-written description of abortion-rights ballot measures, calling his summaries politically partisan


Oct 31, 2023

A Missouri appeals court says GOP descriptions of abortion-rights ballot measures are partisan, won't go before voters

A Missouri appeals court says GOP descriptions of abortion-rights ballot measures are partisan, won't go before voters


Maryland man who received second pig heart transplant dies, hospital says
Oct 31, 2023

Maryland man who received second pig heart transplant dies, hospital says

Maryland doctors say the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died