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The Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don't like it
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities , and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to a major overhaul in how disabilities would be defined by the federal government.
Dec 8, 2023 9:33 AM
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Lawmakers seek action against Elf Bar and other fruity e-cigarettes imported from China
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are demanding information from federal officials on what they are doing to stop the recent influx of kid-appealing electronic cigarettes from China . Members of a new congressional committee on U.S.
Dec 8, 2023 6:47 AM
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Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday gave a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge over bans that more than a dozen states have enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned .
Dec 8, 2023 6:11 AM
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Advocates say a Mexican startup is illegally selling a health drink from an endangered fish
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmental watchdogs accused a Mexico-based startup Thursday of violating international trade law by selling a health supplement made from endangered totoaba fish to several countries including the U.S. and China.
Dec 7, 2023 5:48 PM
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Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, as cases almost double
OTTAWA — Five people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes sold in six provinces.
Dec 7, 2023 5:00 PM
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Privacy concerns persist in transgender sports case after Utah judge seals only some health records
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender teenagers who are challenging a Utah law banning trans girls from playing on girls' sports teams can keep portions of their mental health records confidential after a state judge ruled Thursday that some details are
Dec 7, 2023 4:55 PM
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Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi's population, but a new study shows that Black women were four times more likely to die of causes directly related to pregnancy than white women in the state in 2020.
Dec 7, 2023 3:28 PM
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Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. and 5 in Canada
A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people — three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday. Dozens more illnesses were reported by both countries. In the U.S.
Dec 7, 2023 3:20 PM
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Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio - but there's nowhere to buy it
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans woke up Thursday in a land of limbo for recreational marijuana use: Adults can now legally grow and possess cannabis at home, but cannot legally buy it. On Wednesday night, Republican Gov.
Dec 7, 2023 3:12 PM
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Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 'rip' through the population
LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson , in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday defended himself against suggestions that his indifference and failure to heed the advice of scientists led
Dec 7, 2023 3:09 PM
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