Health

By JOHN WARD, The Commercial Dispatch COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) _ At just about 2 a.m. May 27, Cameron Hickey received a call regarding a teenage girl in distress. Hickey, a Lowndes County sheriff’s deputy, responded […]

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students, a move that reverses Trump-era policy and stands against proposals […]

Funeral services are set this week for the Mississippi city of Laurel’s first Black mayor, who served two terms. Melvin Mack died Friday. A cause of death was not released. He was 72. Mack was […]

BROOKLYN, New York — At the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, two enterprising African-American women saw an opportunity to capitalize on their passion for stylish glasses and created their company from scratch. Tracey Vontelle Green […]

El Gobierno Federal de México está promoviendo el regreso a clases de los niños para el 7 de junio, pero muchos padres de familia tienen miedo. “Está muy mal lo que quiere hacer el presidente, […]

El protocolo de vacunación contra COVID-19 en México avanza poco a poco. Ahora el gobierno federal ha iniciado con la inoculación del biológico en personas de entre 50 y 59 años en varios estados de […]

REDCLIFFE, Australia — Australian state Queensland’s health minister has threatened to sack the board that manages health services for some of the most remote communities in the state. Yvette D’Ath has issued a show-cause notice to the board of […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — South-eastern Australian state of Victoria’s budget rests on the assumption the state won’t have another prolonged coronavirus lockdown. The seventh budget by Treasurer Tim Pallas, unveiled on May 19, forecasts any further outbreaks of […]

KARACHI, Pakistan — “My five children often slept hungry when my husband did not get work,” Khadija Bibi, a 37-year-old from Thatta in Sindh province of Pakistan, told Zenger News. “He is a mason helper and […]