Health economist: Opioids cost community $3.3B in damages
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Harvard health economist has testified that prescription opioids have caused an estimated $3.3 billion in damages in a West Virginia...
Utah student with Down syndrome left out, school criticized
SALT LAKE CITY — A middle school cheerleading program in Utah has received criticism after a student with Down syndrome, who was working as...
Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
PHOENIX — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren't just annoying, they're deadly.
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Black community has new option for health care: the church
MILWAUKEE — Every Sunday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. praises the Lord before his congregation. But since last fall...
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan ordered a near-complete lockdown Thursday because of a massive spike in coronavirus cases among employees.
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Here’s how to get free money for your business
Grants have helped many businesses affected by the pandemic. Between the federal government, state programs and private organizations, small-business owners have received billions in...
Why are Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?
TOKYO — Public sentiment in Japan has been generally opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, partly based on fears the coronavirus will...
As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some seeking 9/11-style commission
With more than 600,000 Americans dead of COVID-19 and questions still raging about the origin of the virus and the government's response, a push...
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...
Jimmy Kimmel to be title sponsor of inaugural LA Bowl
LOS ANGELES — The LA Bowl has found a big name to be its very first title sponsor: ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
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