Democrats declared “war” Thursday against GOP-led states approving new abortion restrictions, and announced legislation to codify abortion rights in federal law.
Democrats’ aspirations for “Medicare for All” are smashing into the harsh realities of filling in the details of who gets covered and how much it will cost taxpayers, with budget analysts Wednesday warning the transformation “could be complicated, challenging, and potentially disruptive.”
Chicago police officials say the department will boost its deployment of officers over the Memorial Day weekend in an effort to prevent an outbreak of violence that has occurred in past years.
A bill that would require Nebraska abortion providers to give women information about possibly continuing their pregnancy after taking the first of two abortion drugs is headed to a final vote in the Legislature.
Amid a stalled effort to legalize recreational marijuana, New Jersey's Democrat-led Assembly passed a bill Thursday to expand the state's medical marijuana program.
Health officials in Texas say a person who passed through Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has tested positive for measles and are warning other travelers to make sure they're immunized.
Officials at a zoo in Des Moines say one of its elderly giraffes has been euthanized after suffering deteriorating health.
A Montana organization has been awarded a $500,000 contract to develop a village of 200-square-foot (18.5-sqare-meter) homes for people who are homeless.
The Latest on the California Legislature (all times local):
Democratic House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz (ehr-eh-SIM'-oh-wits) says he's waiting to decide whether the Connecticut House of Representatives will vote on a paid family medical leave bill that Gov. Ned Lamont has threatened to veto.
Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas is partnering with two Midwestern Democrats to fight the spread of misinformation about vaccines in the face of measles outbreaks across the nation.
The University of Maryland will have medical staff tending to the school's sports teams employed outside of the athletics department.
A Lansing couple trying to keep custody of two children can argue that legitimate religious beliefs prevent them from seeking medical care for their children.
A coalition of Connecticut Democrats, including Gov. Ned Lamont and top legislative leaders, announced Thursday they have reached consensus on legislation that could lead to a public health insurance option for people and small businesses by 2022.
Some fans attending Sunday's Indianapolis 500 can get measles vaccines at the track's infield medical center.
Jason Dickinson was angry the moment he was pulled from a game to be checked for a concussion.
Plunging ahead despite paralyzing partisanship in the nation's capital, senior lawmakers of both parties Thursday proposed legislation to tackle surprise medical bills and other concerns, from prescription drug costs to uneven vaccination rates.
Maine's Legislature sent a bill to the governor's desk Thursday that would eliminate religious and philosophical exemptions for required vaccinations, amid growing concerns that abuse of such opt-outs is helping to fuel outbreaks.
Louisiana won't raise its legal smoking age from 18 to 21.
New Hampshire public health officials say additional testing suggests a child initially diagnosed with measles actually had a rare reaction to a vaccine that resembled a real measles virus infection.
Smoke 'em if you've got 'em - but not on the beach in New Jersey this summer.
