Health

$2 billion budget bump: Oregon GOP walkout stalls two-year funding plan amid rosy revenue forecast

SALEM, Ore.

May 17, 2023 5:01 PM Read more >

Warning issued on surgery in Mexican border city after suspected cases of meningitis, 1 death

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — State and federal health officials are warning U.S.

May 17, 2023 4:58 PM Read more >

Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions.

May 17, 2023 4:38 PM Read more >

Spread of abortion restrictions in South puts pressure on Virginia

RICHMOND, Va.

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Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait

KINNGAIT — The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kinngait to help restore water services in the hamlet.

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Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here'

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois.

May 17, 2023 3:57 PM Read more >

Minnesota gets $60.5M in settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul, tobacco giant Altria

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.

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Here are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses

Abortion opponents are trying again to implement restrictions in the latest round of court and legislative action on the divisive issue.

May 17, 2023 2:28 PM Read more >

New work requirements for federal aid? GOP pushes proposals in debt talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Work requirements for federal aid programs have emerged as a sticking point in ongoing negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling , and President Joe Biden has signaled openness to a possible compromise even as many in his

May 17, 2023 1:58 PM Read more >

Mark Gietzen, abortion foe who forced recount of Kansas vote, dies in plane crash at 69

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Mark Gietzen, a longtime conservative Republican and anti-abortion activist in Kansas who forced a recount of the state's decisive vote affirming abortion rights last year has died in a plane crash. He was 69.

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