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Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts
In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who checks in daily, attends recovery meetings with them, and helps them navigate the return ...Read more
In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, Los Angeles tries leniency
LOS ANGELES — Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction treatment. Others...Read more
States brace for reversal of Obamacare coverage gains under Trump's budget bill
Shorter enrollment periods. More paperwork. Higher premiums. The sweeping tax and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump includes provisions that would not only reshape people’s experience with the Affordable ...Read more
City of LA on pace for lowest homicide total in nearly 60 years
LOS ANGELES — Homicides across Los Angeles fell by more than 20% in the first half of the year, leaving the city on pace to end 2025 with its lowest total for that crime category in nearly 60 years, according to an LAPD ...Read more
Why Donald Trump's legal strategies are working -- some of the time
When President Donald Trump decided last month to send the California National Guard to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, many political and legal watchers were certain that courts would view the move ...Read more
Think Democrats and Republicans can't work together? On eviction records, they do
When North Dakota state Sen. Ryan Braunberger first introduced a slate of tenant protection bills this year, he knew the odds of passage weren’t in his favor. Braunberger, a Democratic lawmaker in a Republican-controlled...Read more
Largest Everglades flamingo flock in a decade spotted. Are they nesting in Florida?
MIAMI – One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.
Cook said he stumbled upon a group of 125 American flamingos ...Read more
States scramble to shield hospitals from GOP Medicaid cuts
The giant tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law over the weekend includes the biggest health care spending cuts in U.S. history. In response, states are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the ...Read more
Amid ICE raids, bishop tells SoCal worshippers they can stay home on Sundays
A Southern California Roman Catholic bishop told his diocese of roughly one million parishioners this week that they can stay home on Sundays to avoid Mass while concerns about federal immigration sweeps still loom over ...Read more
'Devastating' fallout feared in Idaho as feds freeze billions for U.S. schools
The federal government froze over $33 million in Idaho education funding, the Boise School District said in a Wednesday news release addressed to staff and parents, forcing school administrators to weigh tough decisions on...Read more
Life expectancy in California still hasn't rebounded since the pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus caused life expectancy in California to drop significantly. It's now been over two years since officials declared the pandemic-related public health emergency to be over. And yet, ...Read more
Six Colorado facilities pitched for possible ICE detention expansion by private companies, records show
Several companies have floated at least six Colorado facilities as potential sites to expand detention for undocumented immigrants in the state as the federal government ramps up its mass-deportation efforts.
Documents ...Read more
Will Epstein associates be investigated? Poll reveals shift in public opinion
Public confidence that Jeffrey Epstein’s associates will be brought to justice has eroded over the past year and a half, according to new YouGov polling.
The survey, conducted July 8-9, also found widespread skepticism ...Read more
Trump touts push for Gaza deal as Netanyahu visits Pentagon
President Donald Trump said negotiators are “very close” to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, even as a senior Israeli official was less optimistic, indicating a temporary truce could be agreed upon in a week ...Read more
United Nations imposes sanctions on more gangs in Haiti amid growing violence
Haiti’s most powerful gang coalition and another criminal armed group operating in the country’s breadbasket have been added to a United Nations global sanctions list.
The Viv Ansanm coalition and Gran Grif join other...Read more
Federal officers' presence at Chicago Puerto Rican museum draws criticism, stokes deportation fears
CHICAGO — The federal agents on the screen wore black as they entered the museum’s doors. One briefly spoke to a staff member before walking down the hallway and out of the camera’s view, leaving the employees at the...Read more
George Santos heads to prison, insists foul play is to blame if he dies behind bars
Disgraced former Congressman George Santos assured fans on Wednesday as he headed to prison that if he dies while serving his sentence, that wasn’t his plan.
“I’m heading to prison, folks, and I need you to hear ...Read more
Brazil assets plunge after Trump hikes tariff rate to 50%
President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods sent the country’s currency plunging as the U.S. leader sharply escalated a dispute with Latin America’s largest nation and leftist leader Luiz...Read more
Md. Sen. Chris Van Hollen to Trump on FBI relocation: 'This is a very long fight'
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants Congress to reallocate over a billion dollars to move the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building. Maryland’s senior senator is pushing back.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van ...Read more
The House is revamping its dining options. Will workers keep their jobs?
As new food vendors prepare to set up shop at the Capitol complex this summer, current workers say many in their ranks have not received offers to keep their jobs.
The House chief administrative officer in May announced ...Read more
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