By Anna Claire Vollers and Nada Hassanein, Stateline.org Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama’s first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, wanted to improve access to maternal health care in a state that’s long … Continued
By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed … Continued
MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year’s Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detention. … Continued
By CLAIRE GALOFARO The federal officer steps in front of the Honda SUV, parked nearly perpendicular across a one-way residential street in Minneapolis, with snow piled up on the curb. Within seconds, he would shoot and kill the driver, Renee … Continued
At NYCHA’s Surfside Gardens, slow repairs leave seniors and residents with disabilities waiting years as broken elevators, intercoms, playgrounds, and trash compactors disrupt daily life. Right to left: Aleksandra, Svitlana Matyash, and Valeriy Feldman outside Surfside Gardens’ Building 1. Residents … Continued
In our newsletter in December, we featured seven dogs, 19 cats, two rabbits and one sparrow. To see more pet photos from our readers, check out our November slideshow. To sign up for the Morning Report newsletter, which is sent … Continued