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Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Every time a baby is born in Louisiana, where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson handily won reelection last year, there’s more than a 60% chance taxpayers will finance the birth through Medicaid . In Republican Rep.
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A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak

A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a setback for health officials who had hoped for a quick end to the outbreak that began at the end of Januar
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Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers

Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Saturday that he has retired, leaving an agency being upended by budget cuts and layoffs .
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Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth

Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth

SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked on a long-term basis under a federal judge's ruling in Seattle late Friday. U.S.
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USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed

USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding.
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$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over

$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over

Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution from the big ships traveling the nearby Mississippi River and that offer shade on sweltering summer days.
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A new cookbook ties healthy eating to good sleep

A new cookbook ties healthy eating to good sleep

Anyone who has ever suffered in bed after eating three slices of pizza could surmise there is some relationship between food and sleep quality.
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This Mardi Gras gumbo comes from a new cookbook linking healthy eating to good sleep

This Mardi Gras gumbo comes from a new cookbook linking healthy eating to good sleep

This recipe from “Eat Better, Sleep Better” was developed by Marie-Pierre St-Onge, the director of Columbia University’s Center of Excellence for Sleep and Circadian Research, and Kat Craddock, editor-in-chief of the food magazine Saveur.
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Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws

Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws

President Donald Trump's administration has begun terminating grants to organizations that enforce the Fair Housing Act by taking complaints, investigating and litigating housing discrimination cases for Americans across the country, according to doc
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Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death

Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death

DALLAS (AP) — The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child , health officials said Friday.
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