Nearly 41 percent of U.S.-born infants participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which may not have enough funding for an extended government shutdown.

In numerous developed countries, youth crime has declined significantly since the 1990s. This is the conclusion reached by criminologists Dietrich Oberwittler (Max Planck Institute for the Study of ...

Virginia’s statewide effort to curb gun violence is drawing national attention after new data shows a sharp drop in homicides and violent crime. According to a new report from the Virginia ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson County Public Schools will lose almost $10 million in federal grants used for magnet programs because of civil rights violations. The $9.7 million Magnet School ...

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Nepal, Oct. 7 -- Despite growing attraction towards health education, other programs under the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) are seeing a steady decline in student ...

The federal safety net for Americans with disabilities could be out of reach for hundreds of thousands of older people under a proposal from Donald Trump’s administration. The Social Security ...

The first names to describe the area of the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio region were its greatest natural landmarks - Lake Erie and the CUYAHOGA RIVER. Both names are of Native American origin.

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Cataract surgery is a low-risk, low-cost intervention that can improve the quality of life in people with dementia and may prevent progression to some extent.