Steward Health Care, the largest physician-owned healthcare network in the U.S., with hospitals across the country and in Florida, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Steward, which owns Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah and North Shore Medical Center in North Miami-Dade, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District […]
When the 2025 budget submissions came out in early in March, the VA announced it was cutting 10,000 jobs nationwide – while at the same time going to great pains to assure everyone that these cuts would not have an adverse effect on veteran care. That sounded like spin to me, pushing back against an […]
If you’re on blood pressure or blood sugar-lowering meds, you’ll want to read this. Reviewed by Dietitian Maria Laura Haddad-Garcia Ginger is a versatile ingredient that wears many hats—it is a food, a spice, a flavor enhancer and a medicinal ingredient. This rhizome is known for adding a pungent kick and pleasant aroma to both […]
No matter what your day-to-day hustle looks like, one thing’s for certain: The pace of life often feels downright frenetic. More than ever, it’s impossible to get anything done without relying heavily on technology and transportation to get us from point A to point B — ASAP. For these reasons, we’re all more likely to notice […]
For the first time ever, top officials at Broward County Public Schools shared on Monday a detailed plan to fix the main crisis affecting the sixth largest school district in the nation: the loss of nearly 54,000 students over two decades, a trend that’s expected to continue. In order to slow the hemorrhage of funds […]
A strict new abortion law goes into effect this week in Florida that prohibits women from undergoing the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy. In order for the six-week ban to take effect, the Florida Supreme Court first had to uphold the state’s current 15-week ban on the procedure challenged by abortion rights groups, which […]
After the nation’s leading gender equity law, Title IX, received a long-anticipated update, the reviews are in — and they’re as mixed as a can of machine-shaken paint at Sherwin-WIlliams. Civil rights advocates at the Southern Poverty Law Center praised the revisions as “bolstering protections for LGBTQ+ students.” Meanwhile, one sexual violence researcher said the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompete agreements, which bar millions of workers from leaving their employers for a specific period of time. The FTC’s move, which is […]
Students and school employees across America will be impacted in the fall by new changes to a rule that affects all federally-funded schools. Practically, it’s a sweeping update to how schools will have to handle sex discrimination and abuse cases. Politically, it’s a part of a power struggle between the Trump and Biden administrations. What’s new? […]
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso had bad news for David Moyes after insisting there are no lingering hangovers from their historic Bundesliga title celebrations. Leverkusen clinched the first title in the club’s history when they beat Werder Bremen 5-0 on Sunday. But their attention is now focused on defending a 2-0 lead in the second […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Kristin Paniptchuk’s water broke on Christmas Eve at her home in the western Alaska Inupiat village of Shaktoolik, and then she began to bleed profusely. The local clinic in the tiny village of 200 people on the Bering Sea couldn’t stop the bleeding or the contractions brought on by a baby […]
Unlike most personal finance questions, the answer to this one is short and simple: yes, waiting until April 1st to take your first RMD will affect the amount of your second year’s RMD. The IRS rules on required minimum distributions – RMDs – demand that anyone turning 73 in 2024 withdraw a certain minimum amount […]