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Like other states, Jessica Lioy’s home state of New York has seen its rate increase. But New York has consistently reported rates well below those of the U.S. overall. Compared with the national rate of 14 suicides per 100,000…

When 29-year-old Christopher Shuman was questioned by detectives about inconsistencies in the information provided, he admitted to being the driver of the Altima at the time of the fatal crash. OAKLAND PARK, FL - Broward County…

FHFA Director Dr. Mark A. Calabria, who was nominated by President Trump in January 2019, speaking on Housing Access and Affordability at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on access to affordable housing. Photo credit: C-SPAN. …

A nurse supervisor at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, was brutally attacked last year by a schizophrenic patient who was off his medication. He lunged at her, threw her to the ground, repeatedly punched and kicked her, and bit her so…

Suspected members of the Gangster Disciples criminal street gang which was formed in the Southside of Chicago in the late 1960s. The Disciples are said to have approximately 40,000 members, some as young as pre-teen with others as old as…

Reducing mercury emissions also cuts sulfur dioxide and particulate pollution. A new report says the Trump administration's proposal to weaken rules for emissions of mercury and other toxic substances is based on a faulty economic…

U.S. Representative and House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff questioning Joseph Maguire, the Acting Director of National Intelligence The Rayburn House Office Building in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C. - Photo credit…

Despite strong consumer interest in clean cars, several automakers are siding with Trump administration efforts to freeze emission standards and stop states adopting tighter standards. Comments by Alexandra Zissu, a member of Moms Clean…

Joe Biden said “The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All,” he said, adding, “It couldn’t pass the United States Senate right now with Democrats. It couldn’t pass the House.” during the…

The highly medal decorated Philip Kahn standing alongside a fighter plane he had co-piloted. The world in which Kahn and his twin brother Samuel- sons of Jewish Polish immigrants- were born in Harlem Hospital on December 15, 1919, the…

Cincinnati resident Gwendolyn Barton, 62, smoked crack cocaine and used other drugs for about 20 years before getting sober in 2008. Photo credit: Meg Vogel For KHN. CINCINNATI — A pain pill prescription for nerve damage revived…

A series of protests which took place in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American resident who sustained injuries to his neck and spine while being transported in a police vehicle. Gray died a week after…

President Trump has made freer use of his pardon powers than his recent predecessors and took to Twitter Friday to go to bat for Stone, well known for his hard-edged politics, after he was convicted. Photo credit: C-SPAN. …

Hundreds of thousands of children end up in hospital emergency rooms every year with toy-related injuries. Photo credit: Jovan Nikolic/Adobe Stock. ALBANY, N.Y. - Choking hazards, loud sounds and hidden toxins are some of the dangers…

Just 10 candidates qualified for the two-hour debate in Atlanta as the countdown to 2020 continues. While Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., has taken a recent lead in Iowa, former Vice President Joe Biden remains at the front of…

The catchphrase "Where's the beef?" was an advertising campaign for the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain, created by the Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency. It has become an all-purpose phrase questioning the substance of an…

From left, Theodore Deutch (D-FL22), representing Florida's 22nd congressional district and Robert Wexler, president of the Center for Middle East Peace, once representing Florida's 19th congressional district from 1997 to 2010. Photos:…

Medicare doesn't cover all of Russell Desmond's health care costs, so, with assistance from the American Kidney Fund, he pays for private insurance to cover the difference. But if the organization cuts off aid, Desmond says, he has no…

Honors classes were designed to challenge students academically. The advanced work, faster pace, and higher course-credit weight have provided for smarter, happier, well-rounded children who had the opportunity to flourish according to…