Tag: General news
Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in northern…
A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope
MBALE, Uganda -- Barbara Nabulo was one of three girls in her family. But when a sister died,…
America's debt tops $34 trillion, but commission to address it looks dead in Congress
WASHINGTON -- For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly…
Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
WASHINGTON -- The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial got a…
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower…
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower…
Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place'
FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and…
WABC Radio suspends Rudy Giuliani for flouting ban on discussing discredited election claims
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani responded Friday to a report he's been suspended from…
NYC policy on how long migrant families can stay in shelters was 'haphazard,' audit finds
NEW YORK -- A New York City policy imposing 60-day limits on shelter stays for migrant families was…
US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help…
Kansas' governor vetoes a bill for extending child support to fetuses
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas' Democratic governor on Friday vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that child support payments…
Specialty lab exec gets 10-year prison term for 11 deaths from tainted steroids in Michigan
HOWELL, Mich. -- A Michigan judge sentenced the former executive of a specialty pharmacy to at least 10…