A rural hospital executive, a mom of a child on Medicaid and other advocates spoke Thursday at the Minnesota State Capitol in response to the federal government’s recent threat to withhold some Medicaid funding. “Every dollar that doesn’t come in … Continued
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JOSHUA GOODMAN NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a judge on Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has unconstitutionally … Continued
By BRIAN WITTE Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to … Continued
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate, for now, despite President Donald Trump’s call in his State of the Union speech that Republicans in Congress … Continued
By JOSH FUNK The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that her agency made in January to prevent … Continued
A trip through the Class 2A, Section 1 tournament prepped Simley for the team state tournament. The Spartans’ section semifinal match against Pine Island (a 38-19 victory) and section final against Kasson-Mantorville (33-24) were both tighter than Simley’s state quarterfinal … Continued