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El Mes de la Herencia Hispana en Estados Unidos suele ser un estallido de vida: calles llenas de música, colores y aromas que recuerdan que millones de latinos han dejado una huella imborrable en la historia de este país. Cada año, del día 15 de septiembre al 15 de...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters California’s soup kitchens, homeless shelters and preschools can continue to serve those without legal status, at least temporarily, according to a decision on September 10 by a U.S. district court judge in Rhode Island. In July, four federal departments — Education, Justice, Health and Human Services...
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Students who go to a California community college right out of high school graduate with a four-year degree just 16% of the time within eight years of starting classes, according to a new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California. The data show that students who start out...
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Araceli Martinez American Community Media LOS ANGELES — For years, Génesis Méndez worked two jobs while studying biology at Biola University, a Christian school near Orange County. Once she’d reached her goal of buying a new car, she quickly put the new ride to use. These days, Méndez does...
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Each year, 500 to 1,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare lung disease that can be fatal if left untreated. To encourage earlier diagnosis of PAH, the American Lung Association, with support from Johnson & Johnson, is sharing information about the...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk National parks, wildlife refuges, forests, and other public land is at risk of being sold and exploited by the Trump administration. This land is owned by the American people, yet the administration hopes to pass legislation to increase development, logging, mining, and sell...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media If the wealthiest people in the world contributed even a fraction of their fortunes, the collapse of U.S. foreign aid programs could be offset, said Nobel Laureate, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee. “Take 1% of the wealth of the top 3,000 people in the world. That’s...
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Sunday September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day, so advocates are spreading the word about tools available to help families talk about dementia. A new card game called the Dementia Deck will make its debut, intended to spur conversations while a patient still has clarity. Lisa Pahl, a medical social...
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Civil rights advocates are warning President Donald Trump’s recent executive order rolling back cashless bail reforms for certain crimes is a step backward, arguing it punishes individuals with lower incomes. Nationwide, nearly two-thirds of the more than 526,000 people in jail are awaiting trial, most because of unaffordable bail....
El Mes de la Herencia Hispana en Estados Unidos suele ser un estallido de vida: calles llenas de música, colores y aromas que recuerdan que millones de latinos han dejado una huella imborrable en la historia de este país. Cada año, del día 15 de septiembre al 15 de...
Adam Echelman CalMatters California’s soup kitchens, homeless shelters and preschools can continue to serve those without legal status, at least temporarily, according to a decision on September 10 by a U.S. district court judge in Rhode Island. In July, four federal departments — Education, Justice, Health and Human Services...
Students who go to a California community college right out of high school graduate with a four-year degree just 16% of the time within eight years of starting classes, according to a new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California. The data show that students who start out...
Araceli Martinez American Community Media LOS ANGELES — For years, Génesis Méndez worked two jobs while studying biology at Biola University, a Christian school near Orange County. Once she’d reached her goal of buying a new car, she quickly put the new ride to use. These days, Méndez does...
Each year, 500 to 1,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare lung disease that can be fatal if left untreated. To encourage earlier diagnosis of PAH, the American Lung Association, with support from Johnson & Johnson, is sharing information about the...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk National parks, wildlife refuges, forests, and other public land is at risk of being sold and exploited by the Trump administration. This land is owned by the American people, yet the administration hopes to pass legislation to increase development, logging, mining, and sell...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media If the wealthiest people in the world contributed even a fraction of their fortunes, the collapse of U.S. foreign aid programs could be offset, said Nobel Laureate, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee. “Take 1% of the wealth of the top 3,000 people in the world. That’s...
Sunday September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day, so advocates are spreading the word about tools available to help families talk about dementia. A new card game called the Dementia Deck will make its debut, intended to spur conversations while a patient still has clarity. Lisa Pahl, a medical social...
Civil rights advocates are warning President Donald Trump’s recent executive order rolling back cashless bail reforms for certain crimes is a step backward, arguing it punishes individuals with lower incomes. Nationwide, nearly two-thirds of the more than 526,000 people in jail are awaiting trial, most because of unaffordable bail....