The Trump administration is clearing the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey Obamacare for consumers struggling with high premiums. But the policies don’t have to cover pre-existing conditions and benefits are limited (HHS via AP) By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on…
If an employee or student is missing on Sept. 20, you might want to look for signs they’ve been surfing: sandy feet, the smell of surf wax, or salt water dripping from their noses. In fact, they may have a state-recognized excuse for their absence: California Surfing Day is now, officially, a thing. A group…
As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) By DEB RIECHMANN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump…
At many times in his life, Will Schmidt said he has suffered from depression and anxiety. Mostly, he said, he found ways to cope by calming his mind with something outdoors such as stand-up paddling or running. Will Schmidt of Dana Point, a Marine veteran who paddleboarded the entire West Coast from Canada to Mexico…
Helen Nguyen, right, fears her husband, Michael Phong Nguyen, 54, left, is being detained and possibly imprisoned in Vietnam. Nguyen is a U.S. citizen, and has been missing sine July 6, 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Nguyen family) Helen Nguyen becomes emotional during a press conference to speak about her missing husband Michael Phong Nguyen,…
A mobile needle exchange program universally opposed by the county and four affected cities was approved this week by the California Department of Public Health. State officials decided Monday to let the Orange County Needle Exchange Program operate for two years starting Monday, Aug. 6, according to an email and letter from the department. Supporters say…
Fundraising has started to include a bronze monument in Westminster’s Mendez Tribute Park, a small park breaking ground in January to memorialize to the 1947 ruling with local ties that banned the segregation of Mexican American children in California schools. The City Council approved the park project in March, committing the $160,000 it will cost to convert a…
CSUF graduate Thabat Dahdoul, far right, traveled to Peru in the summer of 2017 with other BOLD scholars, from left, Dinorah Ortiz from CSUF and Enas Jahangir from Smith College, plus Annie Cohen, site coordinator of the program at Smith. The BOLD Women’s Leadership Network is funded by the Pussycat Foundation, established by former Cosmopolitan…
LAGUNA NIGUEL — Maya Davis is a lot like most 9-year-old girls—she enjoys listening to Taylor Swift, playing Pokémon and going to the beach. However, most 9-year-old girls aren’t national reigning USAT taekwondo silver medalists in sparring. Maya competed in her first USAT National Championships July 2-9 in Salt Lake City and made quite the…
Elderly patients spent over two weeks in uncontrolled pain or respiratory distress. Acute care was rare on weekends. And recruiters went door to door pitching fraudulent schemes, luring healthy patients to sign up for hospice in exchange for free housecleaning and medicine. These details appear in a report on hospice released Monday by a government watchdog agency…
