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Federal probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre says ‘no avenue’ for criminal case in connection to attack
By SEAN MURPHY Updated 4:31 PM CST, January 10, 2025 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first-ever U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre concluded Friday that while federal prosecution may have been possible a century ago there is no longer an avenue to bring a criminal case more than 100 years after one of the worst…
Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOCELYN GECKER of The Associated Press, WILLIESHA MORRIS of AL.com, and KEVIN RICHERT of Idaho Education News Updated 9:44 AM CST, January 9, 2025 Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouri’s flagship campus, leading to the resignation of two top administrators. The university then hired…
WA pharmacists turn to telehealth to prescribe abortion medication
The pilot program aims to expand access amid a national push by the Heritage Foundation to ban the distribution of mifepristone and misoprostol by mail. by Kelcie Moseley-Morris January 17, 2025 A Washington state-based nonprofit has launched a program training pharmacists to prescribe abortion medications via telehealth, a model that organizers hope other states will adopt…
Trump’s Return Sparks Worry About Cuts To Medicaid, Disability Services
by Michelle Diament | January 21, 2025 Disability advocates are preparing to fend off potentially seismic cuts to Medicaid and community-based services now that President Donald Trump is back at the White House and Republicans are in control on Capitol Hill. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are reportedly circulating a “menu” of possible options to slash…
DOJ: Idaho violating ADA with lack of services for people with physical disabilities
Jan 19, 2025 | 4:53 pm ET By Melissa Davlin The U.S. Department of Justice notified Idaho last week that it is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because of how it administers its long-term care system for adults with physical disabilities. In a letter sent to Gov. Brad Little on Thursday, the DOJ…
How scientists with disabilities are making research labs and fieldwork more accessible
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN January 17, 2025, 1:29 PM SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The path to Lost Lake was steep and unpaved, lined with sharp rocks and holes. A group of scientists and students gingerly made their way, using canes or a helping hand to guide them. For those who couldn’t make the trek, a drone brought…
The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here’s why that matters
By DEVI SHASTRI Updated 4:56 PM CST, January 20, 2026 It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the…
Obamacare signups near a record 24 million, almost double than when Trump was last in office
By Tami Luhby, CNN Published 6:30 AM EST, Wed January 8, 2025 Obamacare coverage has exploded in popularity during President Joe Biden’s term, fueled by more generous federal subsidies, heightened outreach and an easier enrollment process. Nearly 24 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act plans for 2025 so far, and more are expected to…
Western Maryland has become an abortion care haven for red state residents
Julie Scharper 1/7/2025 5:30 a.m. EST Across from a derelict dairy farm in far Western Maryland is a simple brick building marked with a white sign: Women’s Health Center. The center is many things: a place to obtain gynecological care, a place for trans people to receive gender-affirming hormones and a place where people end pregnancies.…