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Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 33 years ago to protect people with disabilities from discrimination.But the disabled still…

Residents drop off Covid-19 PCR tests at a testing site run by the Centers for Disease Control, Federal Emergency Management Agency and eTrueNorth in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2022.Eric…

SPRING VALLEY, Wis. (AP) — A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient’s frostbitten foot without his consent and without…

SPRING VALLEY, Wis. (AP) — A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient’s frostbitten foot without his consent and without…

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy in June has died in hospice care.Duane Heard died Friday in Rock Hill, new outlets…

By AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will face tougher penalties if conditions don't improve at…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will face tougher penalties if conditions don't improve at their facilities, the Biden administration announced…

AP ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A malfunctioning heater sent a dangerously high level of carbon monoxide into a Pennsylvania day care center early Tuesday,…

AP ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A carbon monoxide leak at a Pennsylvania day care center sent nearly 30 children and four adults to the hospital early Tuesday,…

By The Associated Press The Latest on Hurricane Ian:The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 17 as Florida authorities on Friday afternoon…