Feds Act To Help More Ex-Inmates Get Medicaid
To reduce recidivism and promote health, the Department of Health and Human Services is taking steps to make it easier for ex-prisoners to sign up for or restart Medicaid coverage.
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Trump Rally In Southern California Is Scene Of Large Counterprotest, Arrests
Hundreds of protesters filled the streets outside the Pacific Amphitheater, where Donald Trump spoke as his presidential campaign gets rolling ahead of California's June primary.
Key And Peele Duo Are Back As Action-Duo In 'Keanu'
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks with Wesley Morris, critic at large for The New York Times, about Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the comedians behind the award-winning sketch comedy show.
Comcast Buys DreamWorks Animation For $3.8 Billion In Race Against Disney
Cable industry analyst Craig Moffett says this move puts Comcast in closer competition with Disney — not necessarily on the big screen, but on television and among other comcast-owned franchises.
Yale Defies Student Calls For 'Calhoun' Name Change
Yale students pushing to change a college community's name that honors John C. Calhoun, a 19th vice president who was a supporter of slavery, are unhappy that Yale's decided to keep the name.
California Republicans Move Into Spotlight, With Prospect Of Crowning Trump
The state GOP convention hears from Donald Trump Friday. If he clinches the nomination, it'll be when California's 172 Republican delegates are awarded in June — and many are working to prevent that.
Weighing The Good And The Bad Of Autonomous Killer Robots In Battle
It sounds like science fiction, but it's a very real and contentious debate that is making its way through the U.N. Advocates of a ban want all military weapons to be under "meaningful human control."
U.S. Service Members Disciplined In Mistaken Bombing Of Afghan Hospital
The airstrikes killed 42 people at a civilian hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in October 2015. U.S. officials say personnel attacked the wrong target.
For State Department's LGBTI Envoy, Every Country Is A Different Challenge
Randy Berry says the U.S. is supporting activists worldwide, but is also aware of risks they face. That was driven home with the killing of a gay activist who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh.
LGBT Activists Criticize Tennessee Law Allowing Therapists To Refuse Patients
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill allowing therapists to refuse patients if the therapists have "sincerely held principles" to consider. LGBT advocates say the law would make it harder for gays and lesbians to get counseling.