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Family of man who died after being tackled by mental crisis team sues paramedic, police officer 02/13/2024 09:46pm • DENVER (AP) — Members of a mental health response team sent to help a man who was having a “psychotic breakdown” instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the man's family. The lawsuit over the 2022 death of Kevin Dizmang in What Is a Medicare Flex Card? 02/13/2024 07:00pm • If you've recently heard about Medicare "flex cards" -- also called flexible benefits cards for seniors -- you may be wondering what they are and whether you can get one. In this article, we'll outline everything you need to know about these debit cards, including how they work, what you can use the 15 Jobs to Consider for a Career Change 02/13/2024 07:00pm • Switching your career path? Consider these jobsIf you've been toiling away at the same job for years and are daydreaming of something more, it may be time for a career switch.We've compiled a list of jobs offering a strong salary and relatively stable job prospects to give you ideas on career paths Defense Secretary Austin discharged from hospital, ending second stay since cancer treatment 02/13/2024 06:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, ending his second stay since surgery to treat prostate cancer, and he has resumed his full duties, the Pentagon said. Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoi What is Alaskapox? Recent death brings attention to virus seen in small animals 02/13/2024 04:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state — this one resulting in a man's death — has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox A Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been released and is unharmed, minister says 02/13/2024 03:00pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been freed and is “safe and sound," Poland’s foreign minister said Tuesday. The woman had been volunteering at the Saint-Michel Hospital in the Central African nation's Tandjile region, where kidnappings for ransom are common. Attacke US inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price pressures are easing only gradually 02/13/2024 02:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled price surge is only gradually and fitfully coming under control. Tuesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that the consumer price index rose 0.3 Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023 02/13/2024 01:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed a record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023, up more than 5% from the previous year at a time when generally donations are dropping. The grant total shows how quickly use of the donor-advised fund -- an in Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots 02/13/2024 10:26am • CHICAGO (AP) — The weeks after Kaniya Harris found out she was pregnant were among the hardest in her life. Final exams were fast approaching for the college junior. Her doctors told her she had an ovarian cyst, and the risk of ectopic pregnancy was high. The wait times for abortion clinics near h Kelvin Kiptum’s family says marathon record holder's death shattered their hopes and dreams 02/12/2024 10:50pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kelvin Kiptum’s family said Monday their dreams and future hopes have been shattered following the death of marathon world-record holder in a car crash Sunday night. Kiptum and his Rwandan coach, Gervais Hakizimana, were killed in the crash near the town of Kaptagat in west Male Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Eating Disorders in Sports 02/12/2024 07:00pm • Tim Tollefson is a professional ultra-runner, a two-time Olympic marathon trials qualifier and a three-time USA Track and Field trail national champion. But what most people don't know is that despite his success, Tollefson has battled with body dysmorphic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obs Smoking in cars with kids is banned in 11 states, and West Virginia could be next 02/12/2024 05:32pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Smoking in cars with children is banned in 11 states, and lawmakers are pushing to join them in West Virginia, where more adults use cigarettes than anywhere else in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state Senate on Monday passed Ex-Illinois senator McCann's fraud trial delayed again as he drops plan to represent himself 02/12/2024 05:29pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday further delayed the wire fraud and money laundering trial of William “Sam” McCann, a former candidate for Illinois governor, after McCann declared he was “medically and psychologically” unable to proceed and dropped his plan to represent h Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board 02/12/2024 05:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist. She was living in Georgia with her uncle and grandparents while her mom was in New York scoping out jobs and apartments ahead of moving the family. It was a rough year apart. Oliver, now 17, A timeline of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment 02/12/2024 04:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The revelation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer surgery and was later hospitalized in intensive care due to complications from that operation without President Joe Biden, Cabinet members or even his deputy knowing has put an intense spotlight on what staff