Day: August 29, 2023

Bereavement camp in Maine, founded by siblings, helps grieving kids affected by suicide as rates rise

2:00 pm August 29, 2023

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). At first glance, Camp Kita seems like a fairly typical summer camp. It’s located on a lake in Maine, and its 75 campers spend the week canoeing and […]

Biden slammed for taking credit for reopening schools: ‘Will take years for students to dig out’

1:59 pm August 29, 2023

In a blistering opinion piece, The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board accused President Biden of trying to rewrite history after his administration took credit for reopening schools after COVID-19 closures. The White House released a statement Monday, touting Biden’s “swift actions and historic investments” that led to “every school in America” safely opening for in-person […]

Australian neurosurgeon finds parasitic worm in woman’s brain while investigating ‘mystery illness’

1:13 pm August 29, 2023

A parasitic worm was found wriggling in the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman suffering from a “mystery illness,” a neurosurgeon said on Tuesday. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi discovered the 3-inch worm inside the patient’s skull during a biopsy at Canberra Hospital in June 2022 and plucked the parasite out with forceps. “I just thought: […]

North Carolina Medicaid expansion delayed due to lack of final budget

1:13 pm August 29, 2023

With the state budget’s passage now two months late, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration announced Monday that it can’t start the implementation of Medicaid expansion to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults in the early fall as it had wanted. State Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley said that expansion won’t begin on […]

Tropical Storm Idalia forces University of Florida football team to alter travel plans for season opener

1:07 pm August 29, 2023

Florida is altering its travel plans for the team’s season opener at No. 14 Utah on Thursday night, hoping to avoid Tropical Storm Idalia. A team spokesman said Monday that the Gators will practice in Gainesville on Tuesday, fly to Dallas and spend the night there, and then travel to Salt Lake City on Wednesday. […]