MEDFORD, Ore. - More than 98 percent of Oregon home-care workers have voted to ratify their new union contract with the state. And for the first time, the contract covers about 7,500 caregivers who work with people with mental-health issues and developmental disabilities. Medford caregiver Rebecca ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Some children with special needs in Ohio are learning how to quickly ditch their training wheels and enjoy riding a bicycle on their own. At the Lose the Training Wheels camp, which kicks off in Akron today, children will learn the seemingly impossible task of independently riding a ...Read More

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Twenty mothers and 23 high school students participated in a recent project called Opportunities Start Here, and last week the graduates celebrated with a pool party and open house in Albuquerque. The program offers financial education and matched savings for single, immigrant mo ...Read More

BOSTON - Happy Birthday, Medicare! On July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed into law the bill providing low-cost hospitalization and medical insurance for America's seniors. You'd have to look hard to find a more ardent supporter of Medicare than 81-year-old John Bennett, a retired educator living ...Read More

KEYSTONE, Colo. - Build it and they will come . . . and they'll be healthy. That's the idea behind the "built communities" movement. Think walkable neighborhoods, easy access to mass transit, multi-use buildings, and nearby groceries and farmers' markets. Dr. Richard Jackson of the UCLA Fielding S ...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. - Almost three months after the passage of Amendment One in North Carolina, thousands of residents are still trying to understand the effect the "Marriage Amendment" will have on them. The measure amends the state's ban on same-sex marriages, and at least potentially has consequences f ...Read More

BANNER ELK, N.C. - Over the weekend, dozens of wild animals and birds were brought in to rescue shelters suffering injuries they received from being caught in the busy mesh of human activity. It's particularly a problem in western North Carolina, say animal rehabilitators, where the large amount of ...Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. - With final approval for the project in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, construction is set to begin next year on the final leg of the CapX2020 transmission line. It'll run from near Hampton in Dakota County down to Rochester and then over to LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Once it's complete, ...Read More