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States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on Medicaid rolls after the COVID-19 pandemic are sicker than anticipated — and costlier to care for.
Feb 7, 2025 2:17 PM
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Veterans Affairs deems more than 130 occupations ineligible for Trump's deferred resignation plan
Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, according to an email sent Friday by VA leadership to staff.
Feb 7, 2025 2:14 PM
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A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.
Feb 7, 2025 1:00 PM
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Health care, tax cuts and Highway 401 tunnel focus of Ontario campaign trail
The main Ontario party leaders have now laid out their plans on how to get primary care to millions of people without a family doctor.
Feb 7, 2025 12:44 PM
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Marineland euthanizes seven-year-old beluga whale after medical struggles
Marineland has euthanized a seven-year-old beluga whale after a long battle with several different medical conditions, making it the 18th such whale to die at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction since 2019.
Feb 7, 2025 12:07 PM
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Democratic states sue Trump administration over order to halt gender-affirming care
SEATTLE (AP) — Three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19.
Feb 7, 2025 10:40 AM
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More GOP-led states seek to follow Trump's lead in defining male and female
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Katherine Bartle said she spent her years growing up in Alabama trying anything to “fix" herself and exist as a man. Eventually she realized it wasn't possible. “I am a woman.
Feb 7, 2025 9:20 AM
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Forget saving the planet. Clean energy interests sharpen a different message: Money and jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener side of green: wealth-building.
Feb 7, 2025 7:33 AM
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Trump delivered on his promise to order a ban on transgender female athletes. What's next?
Donald Trump, the candidate, pledged to get “transgender insanity the hell out of our schools" and "keep men out of women’s sports.
Feb 7, 2025 7:29 AM
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New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment.
Feb 7, 2025 7:06 AM
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