Tag: Health

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, file photo, a Malawian migrant Jonas smokes marijuana on the rooftop of an abandoned building in downtown Johannesburg. 2018 has been called the "year for cannabis" in South Africa. But there are still hurdles before a legal marijuana industry can flourish in an African economic power deemed ideal for large-scale cultivation.

South Africa poised for cannabis trade despite obstacles

Associated Press · December 23, 2018 9:57 pm

Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a former 2016 Presidential hopeful, gestures during a visit to New England College in Henniker, N.H., Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

John Kasich signs bill that would prevent most second-trimester abortions

Kimberly Leonard · December 21, 2018 9:32 pm

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a swearing-in ceremony for new American citizens, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in New York.

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg has surgery to treat lung cancer

Melissa Quinn · December 21, 2018 5:33 pm

OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Rep. Brad Wenstrup: A secure border is part of the fight against the opioid crisis

Brad Wenstrup · December 20, 2018 11:55 pm

Majority of Planned Parenthood’s regional offices don’t provide paid maternity leave

Diana Stancy Correll · December 20, 2018 9:21 pm

A man using a mobile phone lies in bed.

Red Alert Politics

Apparently 1 in 4 college students do something called ‘sleep texting’

Brendan Pringle · December 19, 2018 9:24 pm

In this June 8, 2018 image taken from video, dairy cows eat feed mixed with seaweed in a dairy farm at the University of California, Davis.

FDA cheers sign of reduced antibiotics use in farm animals

Kimberly Leonard · December 18, 2018 3:00 pm

Red Alert Politics

Low-income kids using drugs less than wealthier peers

Alexander James · December 17, 2018 8:42 pm

President Donald Trump attends a ceremony where he signed an executive order establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2018, in Washington.

Trump: Congress can make healthcare ‘great’ after judge struck down Obamacare

Katelyn Caralle · December 17, 2018 1:28 pm

A majority of voters don't believe the United States should build a wall along the border with Mexico to help curb illegal immigration, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

White House says administration not responsible for death of 7-year-old migrant girl

Caitlin Yilek · December 15, 2018 1:36 am

In this June 5, 2014 photo, a Border Patrol agent uses a headset and computer to conduct a long distance interview by video with a person arrested crossing the border in Texas, from a facility in San Diego. Hit with a dramatic increase of Central Americans crossing in South Texas, the Border Patrol is relieving staffing woes by enlisting agents in less busy sectors to process arrests through video interviews.

DHS defends border agents after death of 7-year-old migrant

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2018 5:36 pm

In this Aug. 11, 2017, photo, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents pick up immigrants suspected of crossing into the United States illegally along the Rio Grande near Granjeno, Texas.

Beltway Confidential

A Guatemalan girl dies of dehydration after her father drags her through the New Mexico desert and the media immediately blames Trump

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 14, 2018 4:16 pm