A Minnesota town used its anti-crime law against a protected class. It’s not the...
Hundreds of communities across the U.S. have for several decades tried to reduce crime, fight gangs and tackle noise and other neighborhood problems through...
Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with...
The Minneapolis suburb of Anoka sits where Minnesota’s meandering 150-mile (241-kilometer) Rum River ambles into the mighty Mississippi. Like other communities, it touts itself...
UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the...
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. food agency said Friday it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between...
After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills
SEATTLE (AP) — Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it's...
Getting a dental X-ray? A new recommendation says you don’t need a lead apron
Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending on where you live.The nation's largest dental association said...
Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults, according to the first U.S....
Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in...
Activists renew push to repeal Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters mounted another push Wednesday to restore abortion access in Kentucky, but the Democratic lawmaker sponsoring the legislation...
Fentanyl state of emergency declared in downtown Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several elected leaders in Oregon declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for downtown Portland over the public health and...
The US hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new...
