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HAVERSTRAW, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, gives her patient Martina Negron her medicine and crackers for her tea on May 05, 2021 in Haverstraw, New York. U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed $400 billion over a span of eight years on Medicaid coverage of long-term care such as in-home and community-based services as part of his $2 trillion infrastructure bill, the American Jobs Plan. The plan would cover professional nurses, therapists, and personal care aides, but it also includes family members and friends. Women and minority workers are more likely to be home health care-workers. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

New federal funds spur expansion of home care services for the elderly and disabled

For older people and people with disabilities, solving everyday practical problems can be the difference between being able to live at home or being…

Rochelle dos Santos helps her daughter with physical therapy. Many children with congenital Zika disorder are physically disabled. (Photo by UESLEI MARCELINO/Undark)

Remembering Zika: Parents offered their kids for studies, then say they were forgotten

Years after agreeing to take part in research, families of children with congenital Zika syndrome are feeling abandoned.

Remembering Zika: Parents offered their kids for studies, then say they were forgotten

Years after agreeing to take part in research, families of children with congenital Zika syndrome are feeling abandoned.

GRAYSON, GA - OCTOBER 20, 2021: Gwinett County Public School Board Member Karen Watkins photographed on her property with her daughter. CREDIT: Johnathon Kelso for NPR

What it's like to be on the front lines of the school board culture war

Karen Watkins ran for her local school board because she wanted to be involved in her children's education. Since her election in 2020, she's been yelled at, threatened and followed to her car.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21: A VIP StarNETWORK medical staff member administers a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at a #VAXTOSCHOOL pop-up site at Life of Hope Center on October 21, 2021 in New York City. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced yesterday the opening of 25 new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination pop-up sites in an initiative to help increase vaccination rates among school-aged New Yorkers. The Department of Health is working alongside local county health departments, community-based organizations, and healthcare centers to install these sites in different regions of the state. According to the state COVID-19 vaccine tracker, since October 18, 62 percent of 12 to 15-year-olds and 72 percent of 16 to 25-year-olds have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

CDC backs the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky also endorsed a mix-and-match approach to boosters that would be flexible for patients and health care providers.

Policing, Sewage Contentious Points During Binghamton Mayoral Debate

The candidates strongly differed over the management of the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant.

A helicopter hovers over a remote area northeast of the town of Mariposa, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. According to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office, the area is reported to be where a family and their dog were found dead on Tuesday. Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of the Northern California couple, their baby and the family dog on a remote hiking trail, authorities said. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP)

Heat stress likely caused the deaths of a California family while they were hiking

The case of the family found dead on a hiking trail in August had perplexed investigators and the public. On Thursday, Sheriff-Coroner Jeremy Briese confirmed the cause of death.

Orangutan Audubon Zoo September 25, 2015

An endangered Sumatran orangutan at the New Orleans zoo is expecting twins

The births will be the first for Menari, zoo officials say. She is expected to give deliver the twins sometime this winter.

Here's what we know is in the scaled back Biden budget bill and what got cut

Arizona Sen. Sinema's opposition to increasing taxes on corporations forced Democrats to rework how they pay for their spending bill. But negotiators have come up with an alternative they agree on.

NORFOLK, VA - OCTOBER 17: Former US Representative and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams speaks during a Souls to the Polls rally supporting Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on October 17, 2021 in Norfolk, Virginia. Virginia will hold gubernatorial and local elections on November 2. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

The Democratic coalition will be tested in the Virginia governor's race

Virginia has trended Democratic as it's gotten more diverse. But this year's race for governor seems set to be close. That's in large part because Democrats are fighting apathy among their base.

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