Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That’s Unsupported
By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact “Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients ‘simply choose not to work’ and ‘spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.’” Scott Jennings on “CNN NewsNight…
Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients
When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water, they wondered how their health…
Cedars-Sinai doctors develop AI-powered mental health ‘robot’ therapist
Misty Williams checks into the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from time to time for treatment of debilitating pain from sickle cell disease, which causes red blood cells to…
Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Goals for a Healthier National Diet
By Renuka Rayasam ALBANY, Ga. — Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter. McLoyd, 64, receives a small monthly payment through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known…
‘South Park’ creators reach $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount
The creators of Comedy Central’s “South Park” reached a breakthrough Monday in the tense negotiations over the streaming rights of the long-running satirical cartoon. Paramount agreed to buy the global…
L.A. artist finds charming rental after being evicted from apartment
After living in her two-bedroom apartment in Los Feliz for more than a decade, Debra Weiss encountered a problem experienced by many renters in Los Angeles: She was evicted. “I…
Dog the Bounty Hunger’s step-grandson shot dead by father
Reality TV star Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman and his family are mourning the recent loss of one of their own. Anthony, the reality TV star’s teenage step-grandson died…
In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder says she is leaving California
For more than 75 years, In-N-Out Burger has been a pillar of California fast-food culture, its Double-Doubles and palm tree logos becoming fixtures of the West Coast landscape. But now,…
Joshua Tree’s hotly contested music scene gets a new gem in Mojave Gold
Out on the moody, flame-licked front patio of Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley, Ryan and Alexis Gutierrez took in their first goth show in their new neighborhood. The couple had…
When life became overwhelming, this musician started ‘Piano & Prayer’
Jonathan Singletary is almost ready to go live on Instagram. He scans his short-sleeve button-up — it’s clean and different from the one he wore last time. He takes a…