Gov Inslee signs bills, takes questions on legislature’s progress
Governor Jay Inslee signs bills in Olympia (Images courtesy of TVW) Governor Jay Inslee says he’s happy about what he sees coming from the legislature, but there’s an area where he wants more. Inslee says he believes
Toxicologist explains 5 food chemicals that a new bill seeks to ban
Os Tartarouchos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new bill introduced in California could potentially do away with some additives that appear in ingredient lists of processed foods from candy to cereals.
Earlier this week, the California State Assembly heal…
Mississippi parents share 1st photos with their ‘miracle’ quintuplets together
Courtesy of Haylee Ladner(PURVIS, Miss.) — For the first time this week, a Mississippi couple got to hold their baby quintuplets together and commemorate the milestone with a couple of precious family photographs.
Haylee and Shawn Ladner of Purvis, M…
Everything you need to know about the rare fungal infection that’s infected nearly 100 people in Michigan
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nearly 100 cases of a rare, fungal infection have been linked to a Michigan paper mill.
Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) said 19 cases of blastomycosis have been confirmed wh…
For Black women, most pregnancy-related deaths happen weeks or months after childbirth
Wanda Irving(NEW YORK) — Shalon Irving knew her newborn daughter Soleil for less than one month.
Three weeks after giving birth to Soleil, now 6, Shalon Irving, who is Black, died from complications of high blood pressure on Jan. 28, 2017 .
“My daug…
American couple held for ransom in Haiti released nearly a month later
Toussaint and Imbert Family(NEW YORK) — After being held for ransom for nearly a month in Haiti, a Florida couple was released Thursday after negotiations with their kidnappers, the Haitian National Police and the couple’s family told ABC News.
Jean-…
Husband sentenced to life in prison in wife’s 13-year cold case murder
Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A Minnesota judge sentenced a man to life in prison without parole Thursday for the death of his first wife, 13 years after police said he shot her over their financial troubles and lied to investigators that…
Virginia lawmakers honor teacher shot by 6-year-old student
(Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a resolution recognizing Abby Zwerner, 25, for what they characterized as courageous actions, saying she earned the …
Biden announces plan to expand health care coverage for DACA recipients
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that, if finalized, would open eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arr…
Book ban battle threatens Texas library system’s fate
Diana Vyshniakova / EyeEm / Getty Images(LLANO COUNTY, Texas) — A Texas county’s library system is being threatened amid an ongoing battle over banned books.
On Thursday, the Llano County Commissioners Court will discuss whether to “continue or cease…