NEW BERLIN, Wis. – The second full week in May is National Women's Lung Health Week. Kim Schmidt is a member of the American Lung Association in Wisconsin's Leadership Board and chair of the Lung Force Women's Cabinet. She says people don't realize what a horrible killer lung cancer is. Lung ...Read More

DENVER – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has proclaimed May 11-14 Community Action Week in sync with a conference bringing together policy makers, nonprofit groups and government and social service agencies for a series of educational, training and planning sessions around poverty. Amy Beres, a ...Read More

LEXINGTON, Ky. – With Kentucky's minimum wage stuck at $7.25 an hour, the battleground to improve pay for low-income workers has shifted to the local level. In December, the Louisville Metro Council voted to gradually move the minimum wage in Jefferson County to $9 an hour by 2017. Now, th ...Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. - They are among the babies who face the biggest hurdles to healthy and successful lives, but more help may soon be on the way with added support for those Minnesota mothers giving birth behind bars. Last year Minnesota passed its first ever law that implemented standards of safety ...Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. - Nearly one-in-three Americans has experienced the pain of a "surprise" medical bill in the past two years, according to a new national survey, and advocates are hoping Connecticut lawmakers will take action. Chuck Bell, program director with Consumers Union, says these unplanned ...Read More

AUSTIN, Texas – A new study predicts that as the planet's temperature rises, plant and animal species will become extinct at an increasing rate. The report combines data from every climate extinction model ever published to arrive at its conclusions. The study's author, Mark Urban, an ecol ...Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The sound of a buzzing bee may signal the threat of a sting, but it also means the important pollinators are doing their job as part of a balanced ecosystem. Elizabeth Ouzts, communications director with Environment America, says not only do bees keep gardens beautiful, t ...Read More

PHOENIX - Women in Arizona and everywhere are encouraged to take the time to take better care of their health. That's the message attached to National Women's Health Week, which is this week. Dr. DeShawn Taylor, a gynecologist with Desert Star Family Planning in the Phoenix area, says it's critical ...Read More