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Los Angeles has elected a new mayor, with City Councilwoman Nithya Raman projected to defeat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. The all-Democratic election, which drew...
While Democrats have secured control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the size of the party’s majority in the Senate has not yet been...
Open enrollment for the 2027 Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace is officially underway, but shoppers face steeper hurdles this year: fewer plan choices, higher...
If you’ve ever stood at a pharmacy counter bracing for impact – only to be handed a baffling $80 copay for a generic drug that used to cost $10 – you’ve felt the...
One of the main narratives of the 2026 primary season was the rise of Democratic socialist and other progressive politicians in the Democratic Party. After displacing...
The midterm elections are over, and Democrats are projected to win control of both the House and Senate, Medical Economics reports. For many voters, healthcare costs...
As a blue wave swept across the U.S. in Tuesday’s midterm elections, it became clear that Republican efforts to gerrymander safe GOP seats in a number of states had...
When Republicans engaged in a wave of partisan and racial gerrymandering in the lead-up to the 2026 elections, Democrats feared that the GOP had rigged the system to...
If your paycheck feels noticeably lighter after open enrollment, you aren’t imagining it. Employer-sponsored health insurance reached record highs in 2026, with the...
Tuesday’s midterm elections were monumental, with Democrats retaking Congress and a number of groundbreaking victories placing a diverse slate of candidates in...
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed has been elected to the U.S. Senate, where he will be the first Muslim American elected to that chamber of Congress. El-Sayed, a doctor who...
The anticipated “blue wave” that was expected for the 2026 midterm elections arrived Tuesday, with Democrats winning control of Congress. While it was expected that...
In perhaps the most-watched race in the 2026 midterm elections, Democrat James Talarico has defeated Republican Attorney General to represent Texas in the U.S....
Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in United States history and one of only a handful of Black people to be chosen...
Black women have continued to make strides in U.S. politics and have now reached a new milestone in the Senate. In a chamber of Congress where only a handful of Black...
Even at the peak of his modeling career, Shemar Moore was wrestling with a vulnerability he kept strictly out of frame. The 56-year-old S.W.A.T. star recently...
Learning that your Medicare Advantage plan will terminate at the end of the year brings immediate disruption and anxiety. Suddenly, access to your primary care...
This week, Illinois might elect a Black man as lieutenant governor for the first time in the state’s history. Christian Mitchell, a former deputy governor under Gov....
Candles, flowers and incense have gathered at a stone wall on East 171st Street in the Claremont section of the Bronx, where 15-year-old Javits Frimpong was fatally...
The NAACP’s branch in El Paso, Texas, is calling on local school districts to address racial harassment after videos showing a group of people wearing Ku Klux...
For generations, an antibiotic prescription could reliably neutralize everyday bacterial threats – clearing childhood strep throat, treating pneumonia or protecting...
A metastatic breast cancer (mBC) diagnosis, cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, can bring changes that extend beyond treatment schedules and daily...
A two-month uncontrolled outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at C&T Fenn Farms in Utah has renewed urgent alarms over mammalian transmission – and exposed glaring failures in...
In a development that may have seemed far-fetched one year ago, a Democratic candidate appears to have emerged within striking distance of flipping a long-held GOP...
Marsai Martin , Love Island USA ‘s Trinity Tatum, comedian Loni Love and the Detroit Pistons were among those taking part in early voting events across the country as...
Peptides are everywhere right now. Influencers swear by them for faster healing, glowing skin and weight loss and telehealth companies are lining up to sell them....
