Health Nov 04 Georgia governor unveils Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement The Trump administration has allowed states to impose work or other requirements, but critics say many adults eligible for Medicaid face barriers to entering the workforce.
Nation May 21 New abortion laws sow confusion and uncertainty at clinics Georgia , Kentucky , Mississippi and Ohio have passed laws that prohibit abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected — about six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant.
Politics May 13 Former President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip Carter broke his hip Monday at his south Georgia home when he fell while leaving to go turkey hunting, a spokesman for the Carter Center said.
Nation Apr 09 Judge blocks Trump’s policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico The judge held off on enforcing his decision until Friday to give the government a chance to ask an appeals court for a review.
Nation Mar 30 Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a U.S. judge said in a ruling that restored the Obama-era restrictions.
Nation Mar 19 Jury decides Roundup weed killer was major factor in man’s cancer The unanimous verdict by the six-person jury in federal court in San Francisco came in a lawsuit filed against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto, which says studies have established that Roundup's active ingredient is safe.
Politics Mar 06 Judge says citizenship question on census ‘threatens’ democracy The Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census "threatens the very foundation of our democratic system" because it would cause a significant undercount of immigrants and Latinos that could distort the distribution of congressional seats,…
Nation Mar 01 PG&E says its equipment is the ‘probable’ cause of California fire The embattled utility company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, said it's taking a $10.5 billion charge for claims connected to the fire.
Politics Feb 15 Trump administration sued over policy of sending asylum seekers back to Mexico The Trump administration's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases wind through immigration courts is being challenged in a federal court in San Francisco. A lawsuit filed Thursday by civil liberties groups claims the practice that took…
Nation Jan 30 In hearing, judge accuses PG&E of putting profits ahead of wildfire safety A U.S. judge berated Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Wednesday, accusing the nation's largest utility of enriching shareholders instead of clearing trees that can fall on its power lines and start fires and making "excuses" to avoid turning off…