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Missouri works to settle lawsuit on medicine for foster kids
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday gave preliminary approval to a settlement agreement for a lawsuit alleging that Missouri overmedicated children in foster care with psychotropic drugs. The agreement, which still needs final approval, calls for the state to make systemic changes to how...
Trump citizenship plan will face logistical, legal hurdles
WASHINGTON (AP) — After failing to get his citizenship question on the census, President Donald Trump now says his fallback plan will provide an even more accurate count — determining the citizenship of 90 percent of the population "or more." But his plan will likely be limited by logistical hurdles...
Records of singer's legal battle with ex-wife to be released
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has ruled some records of singer R. Kelly's legal battle with his ex-wife could be released to the public as soon as next week. Cook County Circuit Judge Lori Rosen on Wednesday held a closed hearing to determine which records concerning Robert Kelly's case with ex-wife Andrea Kelly...
Asylum-seeker talks about daughter's death after US custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Guatemalan mother seeking asylum told a House panel Wednesday that she came to the United States seeking safety, but instead watched her infant daughter die slowly and painfully after the baby received shoddy medical care while they were in immigration custody. As Yazmin Juárez...
Democrats highlight mental health money in vetoed budget
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats accused Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of blocking progress on multiple mental health care fronts Tuesday, while his office countered that the state's challenges can be met without the business tax increases included in the budget he vetoed. Sununu vetoed a bill...
Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws
CHICAGO (AP) — New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens' odds of using pot. One reason may be that it's harder and costlier for teens to buy marijuana from licensed dispensaries than from dealers, said lead author Mark Anderson,...
Kansas in shrinking minority of states without measles cases
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The national measles outbreak has not hit Kansas yet, but it has come close with cases reported in neighboring Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado. Kansas health officials say they think a case in Kansas looks nearly inevitable given that more than 1,000 measles cases have been reported...
Seattle Children's Hospital cited for deadly mold problems
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Children's Hospital has been cited for multiple federal safety violations related to mold that led to a patient death and five additional infections, officials said. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a report listing more than two dozen violations of...
Pregnant teens especially vulnerable in border centers
PHOENIX (AP) — As tales of wretchedness and overcrowding in government border detention facilities abound, one group of migrants is particularly vulnerable: teen moms and pregnant girls without parents of their own. Immigrant advocates and lawyers say the young mothers don't get special medical...
Baltimore jury awards $229.6M in medical malpractice lawsuit
BALTIMORE (AP) — A jury in Baltimore has awarded $229.6 million to a woman and her young daughter in a medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged the child suffered a brain injury at birth that requires around-the-clock care. The jury deliberated for less than three hours on Monday before returning the...
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