Health

New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov.

Oct 10, 2023 11:22 AM Read more >

US senators see a glimmer of hope for breaking a logjam with China over the fentanyl crisis

BEIJING (AP) — A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing expressed hope Tuesday that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks with China on its role in the fentanyl crisis ravaging America.

Oct 10, 2023 9:17 AM Read more >

Cambodia records second bird flu death in a week, third this year, after no cases since 2014

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A 2-year-old girl is the second person in Cambodia to die of bird flu this week, and the third this year, the country’s Health Ministry has announced.

Oct 10, 2023 4:10 AM Read more >

Casino industry spurs $329 billion in US economic activity, study by gambling group shows

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The casino gambling industry in the U.S. generates nearly $329 billion a year in economic activity, according to a new study by the industry's national trade association.

Oct 9, 2023 6:23 PM Read more >

Florida settles lawsuit over COVID data, agrees to provide weekly stats to the public

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will have to provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov.

Oct 9, 2023 3:24 PM Read more >

Clergy burnout is a growing concern in polarized churches. A summit offers coping strategies

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — Every morning, the Rev.

Oct 9, 2023 12:26 PM Read more >

Diver Molly Carlson encourages youth to speak up ahead of World Mental Health Day

As qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics approached, Molly Carlson found herself in a dark place.

Oct 9, 2023 11:35 AM Read more >

What does the science say about the grass vs. turf debate in sports?

Which playing surface is safer for athletes: natural grass or artificial turf? The question is important not just in football, but also for soccer, recreational sports and high school and college athletics — anywhere athletes make sudden shifts in di

Oct 9, 2023 11:12 AM Read more >

California governor vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill on Sunday that would have made free condoms available to all public high school students, arguing it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of more than $30 billion.

Oct 9, 2023 11:07 AM Read more >

Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Found

Oct 9, 2023 10:20 AM Read more >