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Speaker Johnson scrambles to find a health care plan as Republicans remain divided
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it's the House's turn to show what it can do.Speaker Mike Johnson is in a last-minute sprint to develop a Republican alternative, as his party refuses to extend tax subsidies for those who buy policies through the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, which are expiring at the end of the year. Those subsidies help lower the cost of coverage.
Johnson, R-La., huddled behind closed doors Friday morning — as he did days earlier this week — working to assemble a package... Read More
Utah's Kyle Whittingham, most successful coach in the football program's history, is stepping down
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kyle Whittingham, who with 177 victories is the most successful coach in the history of the Utah football program, will be stepping down after the Utes’ appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31.“The time is right to step down from my position as the head football coach at the University of Utah,” Whittingham said in a statement Friday. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to lead the program for the past 21 years, and I’m very grateful for the relationships forged with all the players and assistant coaches that have worked so hard and proudly... Read More
Critically wounded National Guard member being moved to in-patient rehabilitation
A West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last month in the nation’s capital is being transitioned from hospital acute care to in-patient rehabilitation, a doctor said Friday.Staff. Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was airlifted to MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a critical gunshot wound to the head on Nov. 26. Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom were ambushed as they patrolled a subway station three blocks from the White House. Beckstrom died the next day.
Wolfe has “made extraordinary progress,” Dr. Jeffrey Mai, a MedStar neurosurgeon, said in a news release... Read More
King Charles III says his cancer treatment is being reduced as he promotes benefits of screening
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III said Friday that early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year as he encouraged others to take advantage of screening programs that can detect the disease early when it is easiest to treat.Charles, 77, revealed the positive outlook in a recorded message broadcast on British television as part of a campaign to promote such screening, which increases the likelihood of successful treatment.
“Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives,” the king said.
“I know, too, what a... Read More
Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday.Legalized medically assisted suicide takes effect in September 2026 to give the Illinois Department of Public Health and other medical participants time to develop “stringent processes and protections” for implementing the provision, according to the Democratic governor's office.
It is also known as “Deb's Law,” honoring Deb Robertson, a lifelong resident of the state living with a rare terminal... Read More
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