Health Care October 2019

NMSU Gets Grant To Tackle Opioid Epidemic

New Mexico State University has received a three-year $1.35 million grant for a project to expand the number of professionals in New Mexico to address the opioid crisis.

Global October 2019

Sesame Street Addresses Addiction; Top 5

Sesame Street in Communities offers resources around parental addiction. Federal agents are accused of using marriage interviews to lure and detain immigrants for deportation.

Global October 2019

School: ICE Agents Sought Student Records

A Metro Nashville Public Schools statement says ICE visited Una Elementary School, seeking student records. An ICE spokesman says he is doubtful this happened but is investigating.

Hispanic Community October 2019

Ecuador's Deadly Political Crisis

The Associated Press breaks down who’s who in the political crisis in Ecuador, including Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno and former President Rafael Correa.

Hispanic Community October 2019

500th Anniversary Of Havana

Three colleges from The City University of New York in collaboration with the School of Visual Arts (SVA) will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana.

Global October 2019

Latest On Syria; 10 Things To Know

President Donald Trump has directed U.S. troops to begin pulling out of northern Syria. Floodwaters from a typhoon have left as many as 36 dead in Japan.

Health Care October 2019

States' Position On Tentative Opioid Deal

Which states have accepted the terms of a deal with Purdue Pharma and which have rejected it so far? The following breaks down the states’ positions.

Global October 2019

Abortion Medication Required On Campuses

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that requires the 34 campuses in the University of California and California State University systems to have abortion medication on campus.

Legal October 2019

New Law Impacts California Teachers

A new law in California allows teachers, co-workers and employers to seek gun violence restraining orders. The bill was vetoed twice by the former governor, Jerry Brown.

Health Care October 2019

Who Says You Can't Eat Red Meat?

The debate over red meat is good or bad health-wise continues with international researchers seemingly contradicting the American Cancer Society and American Heart Association.

Legal October 2019

Results Of Sandy Hook Defamation Case

The father of one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, has been awarded $450,000 in a defamation case against conspiracy theorists claiming the shooting never happened.

Global October 2019

From ‘Desperate Housewives’ To Inmate

Felicity Huffman has reported to federal prison to start serving her two-week sentence. Huffman pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy in a college admissions scam.

Global October 2019

Toxic PCBs Linger In Schools

Schools and day care centers across the U.S. may have fluorescent light ballasts containing toxic PCBs. The chemicals were banned decades ago over health concerns.

Financing October 2019

Oprah Donates $13M For Scholarship Fund

Oprah Winfrey celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program at Morehouse College with a donation of $13 million to continue the scholarship fund.

Hispanic Community October 2019

Latest On Venezuela Mass Exodus

Several social media videos in Peru have shown migrants being assaulted, harassed or threatened, leading to concerns that Venezuela’s mass exodus is sparking rising xenophobic attacks.