Virginia State Senate Expected To Vote On Medicaid Expansion
The Virginia State Senate is voting Wednesday to expand Medicaid to 400,000 low-income residents. This comes after months of fierce political debates between Republicans. The vote could have nationwide implications.
The Latest From Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen’s Recent Court Appearance
Trump attorney Michael Cohen is set to go before a federal judge on Wednesday in the latest hearing in the federal criminal case against him in New York. Cohen has been the subject of a months-long investigation into his businesses, which included sell…
1 Charge Dropped Against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens As He Resigns From Office
Greitens has faced possible charges from multiple prosecutors, in two separate scandals: one about alleged sexual misconduct and blackmail, the other about accusations of campaign finance violations.
Texas Governor Lays Out School Safety Plan, After 10 Died In Santa Fe Shooting
Arming more teachers, improving school policies and boosting gun safety are part of a wide-ranging list presented by Gov. Greg Abbott, two weeks after 10 people died in a shooting in Santa Fe, Texas.
Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society
Noting a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now suggests that healthy adults get their first screening five years earlier — at age 45.
Trump: ‘I Wish I Did’ Pick A Different Attorney General Than Sessions
The president renewed his months-long feud with his own attorney general following reports that he had asked Jeff Sessions to un-recuse himself in the Russia case.
Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show’s Reboot
Critics pounced after Barr said she was “Ambien tweeting” at 2 in the morning. She also said she believed the target of her tweet, Valerie Jarrett, was Saudi or Jewish or Persian — rather than black.
The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel
More than 50 years after the federal government forced hundreds of Native Alaskans into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by — and trying to overcome —residual trauma.
Mormon Funeral Potatoes: The Carb-Heavy Meal For The End of The World
Call it disaster preparedness cooking: A Utah company began running Facebook ads for an instant version of a staple Mormon comfort food … because pantries should be stocked for the Second Coming.
David Copperfield Found Negligent, But Won’t Pay For Injury During Magic Act
A British tourist sued the famed illusionist for what he said was a slip and fall and serious brain injury incurred while acting as a volunteer for an on-stage trick in 2013.
What Gun Violence Protesters Can Learn From 1968’s Chicano Blowouts
Fifty years ago, Chicano students walked out of East Los Angeles high schools — angry at the lack of school resources and their curriculum. Eventually the school district changed its policies.
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