Day: April 4, 2023

Renovations start at regional trauma hospital in Las Vegas

11:16 pm April 4, 2023

Upgrades are coming to University Medical Center, Nevada’s only public hospital and the top-tier Level 1 trauma center serving the state and parts of Southern California, Utah and Arizona, officials said. Work started Tuesday on a $55 million project to modernize the 92-year-old Clark County facility, hospital spokesman Scott Kerbs said. The 541-bed hospital a […]

Michigan woman’s custody battle in same-sex split-up may set new legal precedent

11:10 pm April 4, 2023

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a dispute over parental rights when a same-sex relationship ends outside marriage. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan said the case could break new legal ground in the state. “The children of same-sex couples should be able to maintain their relationships with their parents regardless of […]

Mississippi Gov. Reeves issues emergency order following severe storms

11:08 pm April 4, 2023

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Tuesday in five north Mississippi counties, where severe storms killed one person and damaged hundreds of homes over the weekend. On Friday evening into early Saturday morning, storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed multiple people in small towns and big cities across the South […]

Louisiana Department of Health leader to resign

11:07 pm April 4, 2023

Three years after becoming the leader of Louisiana’s Department of Health, Secretary Dr. Courtney N. Phillips is resigning. Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a news release Monday that Phillips’ resignation is effective Thursday. Veteran attorney Stephen Russo, who has served as executive counsel since 2008, will replace her, the governor said. “Secretary Phillips is […]

Kansas researcher accused of hiding China ties appeals final remaining conviction

11:05 pm April 4, 2023

A former researcher, who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas, has asked a federal judge to reverse a conviction for making a false statement on an employee form. Feng “Franklin” Tao was convicted in April 2022 of three counts of wire fraud and one count […]

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