Medical
Trump's health care message to senators: Get it done
Last Tuesday, Anthem announced it would pull out of the Obamacare marketplace in OH, potentially leaving individual insurance-buyers in about a fifth of the state's counties without Affordable Care Act coverage to purchase. Tuesday's lunch meeting resulted in little tangible progress on how to gain the support of almost all Republican senators needed for it to pass the Senate. [Full Article...]
NC unemployment rate falls to 4.5 percent, best since 2001
Jobs in government decreased by 1,400, with declines in both local and state government, although more jobs were lost in local government. Statewide, nine of 11 industry sectors added 242,600 jobs year-over-year, up 1.5%. "When you look at the underlying trends, there is nothing to suggest that the momentum is going to slow". A lack of job opportunities drove many North Carolinians out of the jo... [Full Article...]
Coconut oil 'as unhealthy as beef fat and butter' - US Heart experts
On Friday, the American Heart Association updated their guidelines on fats, which are found in foods such as butter , beef, and coconut oil . According to the data, there was no difference between coconut oil and other oils considered high in saturated fat, such as butter and beef fat. [Full Article...]
Trump 'faces obstruction of justice probe'
Comey testified before the Senate intelligence committee last week and confirmed that he gave Mueller the memos he wrote detailing his interactions with Trump ahead of his firing. Pence headed the Trump transition until inauguration day. The transition official said the organization has also separately asked the General Services Administration to preserve records from the Trump tr... [Full Article...]
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect in Wyandotte County
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms also are possible Friday into Monday, with rain chances 40 percent Friday , 30 percent Saturday , mainly before 1 p.m., and 40 percent Sunday and Monday, the forecast states. There is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m, according to the weather service. Heat indices could rise as high as 110 degrees on Saturday before an... [Full Article...]
Search for escaped inmates expanding as it enters 3rd day
Miller says the escaped Georgia inmates had crashed a auto while being chased by law enforcement and fled on foot into woods along Interstate 24 near the rural community of Christiana. (CNN) - Two Georgia inmates suspected of killing two corrections officers in an escape from a prisoner transport bus this week have been captured , the Georgia Bureau of Investigation tweeted Thursday. [Full Article...]
Shooting Spurs Calls For New Lawmaker Security Measures
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is in critical condition following extensive medical treatment after having been shot in the hip, according to a statement released by Washington MedStar Hospital. Clyburn charged that Trump "is allowed to hide behind political correctness to say all kinds of things about people, and I'm a little bit sick and exhausted of people saying anything the... [Full Article...]
EU Parliament negotiator wants Brexit clarity from London soon
The government is still in talks with a small Northern Irish party to secure the support of its 10 members of parliament to pass legislation. The announcement came as Ms May is under pressure to soften her approach to Brexit in the light of last week's election , with some Conservatives calling for economic concerns to take priority over issues like immigration. [Full Article...]