Maine’s gun laws have many provisions to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands.
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New York City to boost clubhouse services as better mental health treatment
New York City is taking a new approach to tackle the growing mental health crisis.
Longer, dangerous heat waves raise concerns over increased seasonal affective disorder
Psychiatric experts are raising alarms over the rise in a serious mental health issue linked to rising temperatures.
Canadian wildfire dangers should prompt more proactive mitigation from government: Experts
Environmental experts are pushing for more changes to prevent northern forest fires from doing long term damage.
Unlocked, unloaded, on display: Art exhibit examines gun violence with disabled weapons
An artist and teacher has spent years making art out of weapons to express the horrors of gun violence.
What we know about Tennessee’s gun laws after Nashville shooting
Tennessee has been a permitless carry state for handguns since 2021.
What was the SCORPION unit, the now-deactivated police task force at the center of Tyre Nichols’ death?
The Memphis Police unit at the center of the Trye Nichols beating came under intense scrutiny.
Here are the candidates who will make history with projected midterm election wins
Several women and minority political candidates made history on election night.
Abortion access, labor rights, legal pot among initiatives up for vote in states this November
Several key voter referrendums are in place throughout the country.
States take charge to protect people from extreme heat
States such as California are coming up with proposals to protect people from rising temperatures.
Memes become weapons in Ukraine-Russia conflict
Social media is now an essential tool in the Urkrainan conflict with Russia, according to experts.
Could California’s single-payer proposal reignite debate on health care reform?
A bill introduced in the California statehouse aims to create a state run health system.
A tale of two New Yorks: COVID-19 hospitalization rate surging upstate
A major discrepancy emerged between rural and city areas as the omicron variant wave hit, according to health data.
‘We all bear a burden’: How gun violence costs America $280 billion a year
For years, researchers have quantified how much is lost from the country’s gun violence deaths and injuries and it goes beyond the dollars and cents.
America has a gun violence problem. What do we do about it?
The nation’s gun violence runs deep into all communities. Experts contend that it must take a multi pronged approach to curb the violence.
Few people medically exempt from getting COVID-19 vaccine: Experts
Scientists say there are very few medical conditions and scenarios that would bar someone from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Forensic teams look back at 20-year mission to identify World Trade Center remains
Forensic scientists have been working hard to provide closure to hundreds of families who lost loved ones at the World Trade Center.
Why liberal Portland has become a focal point for the far-right
Radical groups have been operating in state for decades.
Kathy Hochul takes charge to regain New Yorkers’ trust as she assumes governor’s seat
Kathy Hochul has vowed to curb Albany’s toxic culture.
Meet Kathy Hochul, the woman who will make history as NY’s 1st female governor
New York’s first female governor has had a long history in the state’s political environment.