The British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved. The government said in a statement …
Around half of Zanzibar’s population of 2 million people live unconnected from the electricity grid. But one program is training local women as solar power technicians to help light up Tanzania's …
House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House on Wednesday will take up a bill to reopen the government that …
The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as Day 43 with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn’t get the heath insurance provisions they demanded added …
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption for country.
Researchers are reporting two promising approaches to counteract malaria's growing drug resistance. Switzerland-based Novartis has released results for a new experimental drug called GanLum. Tested …
House passes bill to end nation's longest government shutdown on Day 43, sending measure to Trump for his signature.
The White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, …
U.S. Catholic bishops have voted to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to …
Vice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care. Speaking at a "Make America Healthy …
A federal judge is set to hear arguments about a spending law that ended Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood. The law, passed in July, targets organizations that provide abortions and …
As United Nation climate talks get underway in Belem, a different kind of conference is kicking off: the People’s Summit, a gathering of activists, organizers, environmentalists and Indigenous …
Los Angeles Clippers guard Bradley Beal is out for the season because of a hip fracture. The team announced Wednesday that he will undergo surgery. Beal is expected to fully recover in six to nine …
U.N. humanitarian affairs and relief head Tom Fletcher has told The Associated Press that the situation is getting “horrific for civilians” in Sudan. Fletcher said Wednesday that two out of three …
A rural California hospital that closed its maternity ward in 2022 plans to open a birth center and standby maternity ward next year as part of a pilot program. Plumas District Hospital helped pass …
Oregon health care providers who review every case in which a mother died during or soon after pregnancy have found that mental health conditions and substance use were the leading cause. Most of the …
Fernando Clark spent the last 10 months of his life in an Alabama jail cell, waiting for court-ordered psychiatric treatment. He died while waiting for the treatment that never arrived. Clark was one …
Fernando Clark died in the Montgomery County Jail while waiting for psychiatric treatment. He was one of many in Alabama stuck on a waitlist for mental health facilities, despite a 2018 agreement to …
Global leaders have descended upon Brazil for COP30, and with the conference often comes a lot of negative news that evokes climate anxiety and dread. That makes it tough for individuals to make any …
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process. The …