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WASHINGTON (AP) — The training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread failures in medical care, poor oversight and the use of performance-enhancing drugs that have increased the risk of injury and death to those seeking to become elite commandos, according to an investigation triggered by the death of a sailor last year. Medical [...]
The United States grew older, faster, last decade. The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years, while the share of children declined, according to new figures from the most recent census. The declining percentage of [...]
ATLANTA (AP) — On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on the same busy road in Atlanta where her daughter died six months earlier. Glover, a flight attendant with a passion for clothes, was coming from an entertainment venue during the early morning of Sept. 19, 2022. [...]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The flight from urban areas that took place during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic either reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according to new estimates from the U.S. [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment this week to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country. Rural electric cooperatives, renewable energy companies and electric utilities will be able to apply for funding through two programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a media [...]
Using a general contractor who offers home improvement financing seems convenient, especially if they're standing in your kitchen ready to start as soon as you pay them. Contractors who offer loans usually work with third parties that specialize in home improvement financing. While there are benefits to the arrangement, even a highly recommended contractor may [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The formal end of the national public health emergency last week was largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country's formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the scenes, however, several core aspects of America's pandemic-era emergency safety net also came to a close, from extra food assistance to automatic re-enrollment [...]
For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one man affectionately known as "the guy from Buffalo." They've long known, however, that this template for comparison, or "reference genome," has serious limits because it doesn't reflect the spectrum [...]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds. They're increasingly being robbed, often at gunpoint, from Maine to California. Robberies of postal carriers have exploded, surging 78 percent to nearly 500 in 2022, according to data provided by U.S. Postal [...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession — with some vowing to beat out other states competing for educators. Already this year, governors in Georgia and Arkansas have pushed through teacher pay [...]