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Long ER stays are common in the US. It may get worse as the population ages
Experts also warn the boarding issue will worsen as the number of people 65 and older in the U.S. with dementia grows in the coming decades. Hospital bed capacity in the U.S. may not keep up. Between ...
Stock market today: Wall Street veers toward small losses in premarket, shrugging off tariff talk
The market is responding as President Trump appeared to let up on some of his tariffs and stress from within the U.S. bond market eased.
Officials investigate why Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home was set on fire
Balmer had walked an hour from his home to the governor’s residence, and during a police interview “admitted to harboring hatred towards Governor Shapiro,” according to a police affidavit that did not ...
US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew long-range B-1B bombers in a show of force against North Korea on Tuesday, days after the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to ...
Bank of America ordered to pay $540 million in long-running lawsuit from the FDIC
Back in 2017, the FDIC accused Bank of America of refusing to pay over $500 million in assessments — a figure it later expanded to $1.12 billion — alleging that the banking giant failed to honor a ...
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Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’
On Monday, Xi began his tour with a message for the world that that there were no winners in a trade war.
Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing prayer.
South Africa’s new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speech
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic ...
As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry
Experts have said short pauses aren’t likely to give carmakers enough of an opportunity to adjust their vast global supply chains, though parts exemptions would certainly bolster the industry amid ...
Jurors convict man in fatal shootout that followed St. Paul funeral reception
John Lee Edmondson, 54, was found guilty of second-degree intentional murder in the killing of Larry Jiles Jr., 34. He was ...
Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
On Monday, Harvard become the first university to openly defy the Trump administration as it demands sweeping changes to limit activism on campus. The university frames the government’s demands as a ...
Go inside the factory where Peeps are made
Millions are made daily in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by Just Born Quality Confections, a family-owned candy manufacturer that also churns out Hot Tamales, Mike and Ike fruit chews and Goldenberg’s ...