Apr 24 Supreme Court seems unconvinced that state abortion bans conflict with federal healthcare law By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Doctors have said Idaho’s abortion ban has already affected emergency care. More women whose conditions are typically treated with abortions must now be flown out of state for care, since doctors must wait until they are close to death to… Continue reading
Apr 24 About 1 in 4 U.S. adults over 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The latest annual report from the program's trustees says the financial safety nets for millions of older Americans will run short of money to pay full benefits within the next decade. Continue reading
Apr 24 New Jersey woman becomes second patient ever to receive pig kidney in 'transformative' surgery By Lauren Neergaard Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano, only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney, is recovering well. Continue reading
Apr 24 How U.S. banning TikTok could affect you By Associated Press No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Continue reading
Apr 24 WATCH: Garland speaks at inaugural Gun Violence Survivors' Summit By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday said that America’s gun violence problem can sometimes feel so enormous that it seems like nothing can be done. But, he added, “that could not be farther from the truth.”… Continue reading
Apr 24 Police tangle with students in Texas and California as wave of campus protest against Gaza war grows By Nick Perry, Karen Matthews, Associated Press Many students have been arrested as universities struggle to balance campus safety with free speech rights. Continue reading
Apr 24 USDA's final rule for school meals will limit added sugars, sodium By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Limits on added sugars in foods such as cereal, yogurt and flavored milk will start in 2025. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 13:23 Colleges struggle with allowing protests and preventing antisemitism and intimidation By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Tim McPhillips, Matt Loffman Colleges in several parts of the country are struggling with where to draw the line between allowing protests and free speech and preventing antisemitism and intimidation. Columbia University's administration faces criticism for how it's handled protests and concerns about the… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 4:37 National Labor Relations Board's authority faces challenge in Starbucks Supreme Court case By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a key case that could have major implications for labor rights. The court looked at a challenge brought by Starbucks against a lower court decision to reinstate seven baristas in Memphis who… Continue watching
Apr 23 What to know about United Methodists' first major meeting since its breakup over LGBTQ inclusion By Peter Smith, Associated Press This will be the first General Conference since more than 7,600 mostly conservative congregations left the United Methodist Church between 2019 and 2023 because the denomination essentially stopped enforcing its bans on same-sex marriage and having “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” serving… Continue reading