#Chicago mayor’s race reaches fever pitch in final days

#Chicago mayor’s race reaches fever pitch in final days

Tensions are running high in the final days of Chicago’s mayoral race, in a contest that has laid bare divisions between local Democrats over some of the party’s most contentious national issues. As Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson vie to become the next leader of America’s third-largest city, supporters have dialed up their rhetoric, with…

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#How schools can help combat the rise in teen overdose deaths

#How schools can help combat the rise in teen overdose deaths

Schools are introducing new measures and drug prevention organizations are adding to their curricula to combat a disturbing rise in teen overdose deaths. Drug use among high school students is in a historic decline, but the particular substances teenagers are consuming are becoming more dangerous, including some laced with fentanyl. Fatal overdoses among teens have…

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#Five things to know about the Texas ObamaCare ruling

#Five things to know about the Texas ObamaCare ruling

An ObamaCare requirement that health insurance must cover preventive services for free is at risk of ending, after a federal judge in Texas — who previously held that the entire Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional —  invalidated it.  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor wasn’t entirely unexpected, but his decision to impose a…

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