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New 2026 laws are among the first of their kind to tackle climate change, drunken driving">New 2026 laws are among the first of their kind to tackle climate change, drunken driving

The new year will begin with some first-of-their-kind laws in several states

2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say">2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say

Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the hottest years ever recorded

Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached">Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached

The Trump administration has announced the initial disbursement from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program

Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight">Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight

People probably don't know how much sugar they're eating

States sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care">States sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert…

Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that">Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to…

Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump’s order">Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump’s order

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them…

Unreliable data mask just how bad the air quality crisis is in India">Unreliable data mask just how bad the air quality crisis is in India

India's air-quality crisis is deepened by unreliable data

China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25B court judgement, prosecutor says">China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25B court judgement, prosecutor says

Missouri's top prosecutor says China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25…

New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide">New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has reached a deal with state legislative leaders to approve a bill to…