The Ohio Steel Town That Shaped J.D. Vance’s Life and Politics
His memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” told the down-at-the-heels story of Middletown, Ohio. It’s a depiction that has stuck.
Who are the Pennsylvania Trump rally victims?
23 hours ago By Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Dept/ Reuters An attempt to assassinate former US president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania has left one bystander…
Fires in Southern California Burn 20,000 Acres and Force Evacuations
In Kern and San Luis Obispo counties, multiple wildfires have forced over 1,000 evacuations and briefly shut down Interstate 5 on Sunday night.
Why Is the U.S. Pretending to Know Gender-Affirming Care Works?
With children’s health and well-being at stake, effective, evidence-based and compassionate health care must be accepted.
Gaffes Color Biden’s High-Stakes Performance, and U.S. Inflation Cools
Plus, nursing homes are still failing residents.
Heat-Related Emergencies Are Soaring in the U.S. Can Hospitals Keep Up?
Medical providers and public health experts worry that the health care system is poorly equipped to handle the influx.
U.S. Heat Wave Stretches Into Another Day, and Starts to Move East
The extreme heat that has lingered over the West for more than a week will push into the Midwest and Northeast by early next week, forecasters said.
Texas hospitals filling up as power cuts and heat take toll
Hospitals in the Houston area are filling up after Hurricane Beryl left more than a million people in the city without electricity during a deadly heat wave. The city’s football…
Louisiana ‘miracle baby’ ‘Miracle baby’ survives days alone on a roadside
A days-long search for a missing baby boy in Louisiana has ended after a truck driver spotted the one-year-old crawling through the grass alongside a busy highway. Sheriff Gary Guillory…
Millions in U.S. Swelter in Heat Wave
The health care system in Houston, where more than a million customers lack power, was overwhelmed because some patients couldn’t be discharged amid a punishing heat wave.