La Marca, a retired professor living in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is among an estimated 5.9 million Medicare enrollees excluded from a GLP-1 discount program because they have a medical condition such as Type 2 diabetes or sleep apnea. (Erica S. Lee for KFF Health News)A Temporary Patch for a Long-Standing Gap About 1 in
At the San Diego City Council’s most recent budget meeting, Sith Lord Darth Vader had some points to make. Between gasping breaths, Vader praised the council’s recent votes to renew its contract with the surveillance company Flock Safety, which has been making headlines recently as more and more stories of police officers abusing its tools
A family spokesperson says a man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, at a Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, before taking his own life BILLINGS, Mont. — A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, at a Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, before taking his
Sweden’s armed forces have asked the government to expropriate a Russia-owned property near a naval base on security grounds. The military requested the seizure of the beach plot near Muskö base in Stockholm archipelago, citing “the threat from Russian drones and the ownership situation of the property”. Swedish reports say a businessman with links to
Dolly Parton’s “Dolly: A True Original Musical” will open on Broadway “as was Dolly’s wish.” The news follows the death of the country music superstar on Tuesday. In a statement to Variety, the producers confirmed, “As was Dolly’s wish, the Broadway production of ‘Dolly: A True Original Musical’ will begin previews December 7 at the St. James
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, a minister, and an activist icon who twice ran for president. Born on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson experienced Jim Crow segregation on public buses and at school firsthand. It would shape the rest of his life. His fight for
