Health

Former lawmaker who led Michigan marijuana board is sent to prison for bribery
Sep 28, 2023

Former lawmaker who led Michigan marijuana board is sent to prison for bribery

A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker is going to federal prison for nearly five years


Sep 28, 2023

State officials in Michigan scratched from lawsuit over lead in Benton Harbor's water

A judge has dismissed state officials from a lawsuit related to past lead contamination in a small southwestern Michigan city’s drinking water


Mississippi activists ask to join water lawsuit and criticize Black judge's comments on race
Sep 27, 2023

Mississippi activists ask to join water lawsuit and criticize Black judge's comments on race

Activists in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city are trying to join a federal lawsuit against the city for violating standards for clean drinking water


Sep 27, 2023

Montana judge blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

A Montana state judge has blocked enforcement of a law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors


Colorado supermarket shooting suspect suggested to psychologist that he wanted police to kill him
Sep 27, 2023

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect suggested to psychologist that he wanted police to kill him

The man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 said during a mental health evaluation that he bought firearms to carry out a mass shooting and wanted police to kill him


What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers
Sep 26, 2023

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the criminal trial of two officers

The trial of two Denver-area police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death is underway this week



Sep 25, 2023

Manslaughter charges thrown out in Michigan prisoner's death

A judge has dismissed charges against six people in the death of a Michigan prisoner who lost 50 pounds over two weeks and died of dehydration while being restrained


Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next one
Sep 25, 2023

Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next one

If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared


FDA skeptical of experimental ALS treatment pushed by patient advocates
Sep 25, 2023

FDA skeptical of experimental ALS treatment pushed by patient advocates

The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider a much-debated treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease