With the election of NRA-backed Donald Trump as president, gun control advocates are putting more emphasis on a long-term strategy of electing like-minded lawmakers, passing state legislation and fostering a grassroots network that grew out of the Sandy Hook Elementary ...
Read More »Ahead for Michelle Obama? Figuring out what comes next
It’ll be one of the most watched mid-life career changes in recent memory. What does Michelle Obama do next? After eight years as a high-profile advocate against childhood obesity, a sought-after talk show guest, a Democratic power player and a ...
Read More »Don’t bet big on health law changes when mulling coverage
Why worry about buying health insurance when President-elect Donald Trump plans to dump the requirement that most Americans get coverage? For the same reason you should always worry about health insurance: Little health problems can easily turn into big bills ...
Read More »The dictionary folk at Merriam-Webster sum up 2016: surreal
Was 2016 a dream or a nightmare? Try something in between: “surreal,” which is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, has unveiled. Meaning “marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream,” or “unbelievable, fantastic,” the word joins Oxford’s “post-truth” and ...
Read More »Protect against carbon monoxide as researchers hunt antidote
Scientists are on the trail of a potential antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning, an injected “scavenger” that promises to trap and remove the gas from blood within minutes. It’s very early-stage research — but a reminder that, however it turns ...
Read More »Poll: Racial vulnerability linked to youth vote choice
Among the youngest white adult Americans, feelings of racial and economic vulnerability appear to be closely connected to their support for Donald Trump in last month’s election. That’s according to an analysis of a new GenForward poll of Americans between ...
Read More »Time to set limits: Business owners suffer tech overload
Three years into being a business owner, Becky Davis knew she needed to break the hold technology had on her. Davis, a marketing and management consultant to other small business owners, was so immersed in emails, texts and social media ...
Read More »Lawsuit: School bus driver in fatal wreck was ‘sadistic’
A federal lawsuit says the driver in a Chattanooga, Tennessee, school bus wreck that killed six children had a “sadistic” habit of driving recklessly and slamming on the brakes to discipline the children. News outlets report that a lawsuit filed ...
Read More »New Macs, Lenovo laptop make traditional keyboards touchy
Can the venerable laptop keyboard get more touchy-feely — and in a good way? We’re about to find out. Higher-end models of Apple’s MacBook Pro now come with a narrow touch screen above the regular keyboard for quick access to ...
Read More »Researchers: Nearly 400 drug addicts helped in police effort
A novel drug addiction program developed in a Massachusetts town and replicated in dozens of cities nationwide placed almost 400 addicts into treatment nearly each time they sought it during the first year of operation, researchers say in a report ...
Read More »California targets dairy cows to combat global warming
California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation’s leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September ...
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