By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz met in an Oct. 1 vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News that was cordial and heavy on policy discussion — a striking change from the Sept. 10 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Vance and Walz acknowledged occasional … [Read more...] about Vance-Walz debate highlighted clear health policy differences
Water and power outages from Helene test patience in the Southeast
By JEFF AMY, ERIK VERDUZCO and JOHN SEEWER ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Many residents of the Carolinas who still lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity Wednesday made do for the moment and questioned how long their patience would last, nearly a week after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 177 people. In remote … [Read more...] about Water and power outages from Helene test patience in the Southeast
Recipes: Make a New Orleans seafood boil as part of your Rosh Hashanah feast
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2. A favorite saying on Rosh Hashanah is “We should be heads and not tails,” which refers to a wish for success at school, at work and in general. To allude to this motto, it’s customary to eat fish during the holiday’s ceremonial dinner and to serve it with its head on; in some households even a lamb’s or … [Read more...] about Recipes: Make a New Orleans seafood boil as part of your Rosh Hashanah feast
Get ready to wait: Swing state officials say final results could take weeks to tally
Several top elections officials from key swing states have indicated that voters will need to be patient this cycle, as it could take weeks for their teams to finish accurately counting the millions of ballots they expect will be cast in their jurisdictions. Speaking Tuesday on a conference call organized by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and … [Read more...] about Get ready to wait: Swing state officials say final results could take weeks to tally
Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl
By MARC LEVY STEELTON, Pa. (AP) — The Republican challenger trying to flip the U.S. Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania said he’ll press for U.S. military action in Mexico to target fentanyl trafficking networks, a controversial and complicated idea that seemed to originate with former President Donald Trump. David McCormick, who is challenging third-term Democratic Sen. … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl