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Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they're not left behind

Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they're not left behind

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local paper that covers issues related to the homeless and employs unhoused individuals as its vendors.
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It's taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures

It's taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists.
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Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned

Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists.
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With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries

With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In this seaside resort, where $5 billion worth of in-person and online gambling gets done each year, there still is not a supermarket.
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Fox News pushes back against reporter's suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage

Fox News pushes back against reporter's suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News pushed back Friday against a former reporter’s lawsuit saying he was targeted and fired for challenging false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Free toy store in Nashville gives families the dignity of choice while shopping for holiday gifts

Free toy store in Nashville gives families the dignity of choice while shopping for holiday gifts

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases recalled due to potential botulism threat

Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases recalled due to potential botulism threat

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling several Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases due to the potential growth of bacteria that causes botulism.
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FDA approves 2 gene therapies for sickle cell. One is the first to use the editing tool CRISPR

FDA approves 2 gene therapies for sickle cell. One is the first to use the editing tool CRISPR

Regulators on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S.
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Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, UK study suggests

Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, UK study suggests

Annual mammograms are recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors in many countries, including the U.S., but a large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good.
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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts. Not only was Swift's landmark Eras Tour the No.
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