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The Trump administration withdrew 11 pieces of ADA guidance. How will it affect compliance?

The Trump administration withdrew 11 pieces of ADA guidance. How will it affect compliance?

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew 11 pieces of guidance last month related to the Americans with Disabilities Act that helped stores, hotels and other businesses understand their obligation to the law.

Mexico says a 3-year-old girl has died in the country's first human case of bird flu

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 3-year-old girl in western Mexico has died after contracting bird flu in the country's first confirmed human case of bird flu , Mexican health authorities said Tuesday.
A new Idaho law ends publicly funded vaccinations for immigrants in the US illegally

A new Idaho law ends publicly funded vaccinations for immigrants in the US illegally

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As a measles outbreak spreads through other states, Idaho is ending publicly funded vaccinations for people living in the U.S. illegally. A new law recently signed by Republican Gov.
Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny

Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water , and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen.
The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here's what to know

The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here's what to know

Texas surpassed 500 measles cases Tuesday, just days after a third person died from a measles-related illness. The U.S. has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024. Texas is reporting the majority of them with 505.
California man arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's home with a gun pleads guilty to attempted murder

California man arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's home with a gun pleads guilty to attempted murder

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C., nearly three years ago.
As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond

As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond

With most programs funded by the U.S.
RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water

RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.
Alberta shifting health-care grants to 'activity-based,' competitive surgical funding

Alberta shifting health-care grants to 'activity-based,' competitive surgical funding

EDMONTON — Alberta is fundamentally changing how it funds hospital surgeries, but critics say the change won't improve the public system and will only accelerate more care in the privatized system.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran opens up about mental health, attempted suicide in Netflix documentary

Red Sox's Jarren Duran opens up about mental health, attempted suicide in Netflix documentary

BOSTON (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.
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