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For a decade, Richfield’s Joe Carr has been raising funds for disability awareness with lemonade stand
By Derek James July 8, 2025 / 5:11 PM CDT A young man with a heart as big as his smile dedicated a hot summer day to helping others like him. Joe Carr has been organizing an annual fundraiser by setting up a lemonade stand in Richfield for a decade now. “Welcome to the 2025…
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To keep Medicaid, a mom caring for her disabled adult son may soon need to prove she works
Republicans have touted Medicaid work requirements both as a way to reduce federal spending on the program and as a moral imperative for Americans. June 30, 2025, 1:53 PM CDT By Bram Sable-Smith | KFF Health News Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make…
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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ raises concerns for Ohioans with disabilities
BY Javari Burnett Cincinnati PUBLISHED 5:30 AM ET Jun. 30, 2025 CINCINNATI — A sweeping federal budget proposal under debate in Congress is raising alarms among disability advocates, who say it could threaten critical services for millions of Americans, including more than 1.7 million people with disabilities in Ohio. What You Need To Know The Senate is deep…
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Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
June 30, 20256:00 AM ET Jon Hamilton People who have lost the ability to move or speak may soon have a new option: surgically implanted devices that link the brain to a computer. More than two decades after researchers first demonstrated that a person could move a computer cursor with their thoughts, several firms are poised to…
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Congress takes first step toward equal coverage of mental, physical disability coverage
Natalie Eilbert June 26, 2025 A bill introduced in Congress this month would end the disparity in how long-term disability insurance carriers treat physical conditions and mental conditions or substance abuse disorders. Today, jobs with long-term disability benefits typically provide insurance coverage for physical ailments until retirement age. However, no matter how severe and persistent…
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Iran’s government says at least 1,060 people were killed in the war with Israel
Updated 1:38 AM CDT, July 8, 2025 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed and warning that the figure could rise. Saeed Ohadi, the head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, gave the figure…
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Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
By CHINEDU ASADU, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Updated 7:32 PM CDT, June 27, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region. “Today,…
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Sudan war fuelled by external arms flow to the country
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Last updated: 18/06 – 07:32 Heavy fighting in Sudan continues to escalate as a “direct result” of the continued flow of arms into the country meaning that the war is far from over, top independent human rights investigators said on Tuesday. In an update on the emergency in the northeast…
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Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as scores more are killed in Gaza
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas July 3, 20255:28 PM CDT Summary Truce efforts gathered pace after Israel-Iran ceasefire Netanyahu due in Washington on Monday US says Israel accepted conditions for ceasefire Plan envisages hostages returning, phased Israeli withdrawal from parts of Gaza CAIRO/GAZA, July 3 (Reuters) – Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new U.S.-backed…
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