Dec 10 Challenges abound for 26-year-olds falling off parental insurance cliff By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News A new crop of young people are falling off their parents’ insurance plans when they turn 26 — the age when the Affordable Care Act stipulates that children must leave family policies. Continue reading
Dec 10 Most Alabama GOP leaders say they are voting for Roy Moore By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Most Republican leaders in Alabama say they plan to vote for Roy Moore on Tuesday, despite sexual misconduct allegations against the former judge that have prompted others around the country to say he should never be allowed to join the… Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. wants world to isolate North Korea, so what’s that mean? By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Like international economic penalties, the Trump administration believes diplomatic isolation serves two purposes. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 3:21 Winds fuel Southern California wildfires By PBS News Hour Authorities on Friday announced the first death related to the most recent wildfires that are ripping through Southern California. More than 200,000 people have been evacuated and thousands of firefighters continue to battle at least six blazes fed by high… Continue watching
Dec 09 Finance titan Sam Isaly harassed women for years, former employees said By Damian Garde, STAT The founder of biotech’s largest and most powerful hedge fund has for years perpetuated a toxic culture of sexual harassment, former employees told STAT. Continue reading
Dec 09 Trump hails civil rights heroes; protesters pan his record By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement, though protests surrounding his visit to Mississippi laid bare the stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy. Continue reading
Dec 09 National monument eyed in Montana as others reduced by Trump By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Even as it clashes with American Indians over reductions to national monuments in the Southwest, the Trump administration is engaging with a Montana tribe over the creation of a new monument on the border of its reservation. Continue reading
Dec 09 Alabama Senate race too close to call By Associated Press A look the race between Republican nominee Roy Moore, who spent the final month of the campaign denying allegations of long-ago misconduct involving teenage girls, and Doug Jones, who is seeking to break the GOP's grip on Alabama and pick… Continue reading
Dec 09 How smoke from California’s fires is harming the most vulnerable By John Upton, Climate Central, Kate Wheeling, Pacific Standard Tens of thousands of homeless in Southern California are struggling to escape smoke as wildfires tear through the region. Continue reading
Dec 09 Authorities confirm first death related to California wildfires By Michael D. Regan Officials late Friday confirmed the first death related to California's wildfires after a 70-year-old woman crashed her car while trying to evacuate. Continue reading