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Telemedicine exploded in popularity after COVID-19 hit, but limits are returning for care delivered across state lines, which complicates follow-up treatments for some cancer patients. It also can affect other types of care, including mental-health therapy and routine doctor check-ins. Over the past year, nearly 40 states and Washington, D.C., have ended emergency declarations that [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a recent White House ceremony honoring Hispanic heritage in the United States, President Joe Biden spoke of how immigration has defined the nation and should be celebrated. "We say it all the time, but that's who we are," Biden said. "That's the nation. We are a nation of immigrants." Biden pledged [...]
Six central Ohio projects, including a botanical gardens canopy walk at the Franklin Park Conservatory, a coworking and event space in Dublin and a proposed redevelopment of an old Columbus neighborhood, are among the winning projects of the annual Columbus Chapter, American Institute of Architects (AIA Columbus), 2022 annual architecture awards’ competition. The winners were [...]
DETROIT (AP) — New vehicle sales fell slightly in the third quarter, even though some automakers reported improvement in September, but there are warning signs consumers' appetite for expensive new cars, trucks and SUVs may be waning. Edmunds.com said sales fell 0.9 percent from July through September, with most automakers reporting declines. General Motors was [...]
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The situation with the poll watcher had gotten so bad that Anne Risku, the election director in North Carolina's Wayne County, had to intervene via speakerphone. "You need to back off!" Risku recalled hollering after the woman wedged herself between a voter and the machine where the voter was trying to [...]
The value of an internship is unmistakable. It teaches marketable skills, builds professional networks and helps students test-drive careers, but the benefits are not available to all. Close to half of all internships are unpaid, putting them out of reach for students who need wages to keep up with their bills, even if the work [...]
Standing 14 stories tall, the Docking State Office Building is one of Kansas' largest and oldest state workplaces. It's also largely vacant, despite a prime location across from the Capitol in Topeka. Kansas officials are planning to spend $60 million of federal pandemic relief funds to help finance its demolition and replace it with a [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — With less than two months until the midterm elections, progressive Democrats are facing a test of their power. Their party is heading into the final stretch of the campaign with a robust set of legislative accomplishments that include long-term progressive priorities on issues ranging from prescription drug prices to climate change, [...]
LOUIS (AP) — Within what's known as the secure transport industry, it's called "gooning." Brawny men show up under the cover of darkness and force a teenager into a vehicle, taking them against their will to a boarding school, foster home or treatment center. The process is typically initiated by parents at wit's end over [...]
CINCINNATI (AP) — Democratic House candidate Greg Landsman can tick off how his party's control of Congress and the White House has benefited his city. The bipartisan infrastructure deal will mean upgrades to the heavily traveled highway bridge linking Cincinnati with its airport and northern Kentucky while bolstering a vital westside viaduct. COVID-19 relief funding [...]