Yearly Archives: 2017

Texas Slashes Underperforming Anti-Abortion Group’s Contract

Texas Slashes Underperforming Anti-Abortion Group’s Contract

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials are drastically reducing a $5 million family planning contract with an anti-abortion group that won’t serve nearly as many women as expected. Carrie Williams is a spokeswoman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. She said Monday that the Heidi Group’s new contract calls for serving about…MORE

Texas slashes under-performing anti-abortion group’s contract

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An anti-abortion group awarded nearly $7 million to boost women’s health and family planning after the state cut off Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers is falling short and will receive far less money as a result, Texas officials said Monday. The decision comes a year after Texas hired the Heidi…MORE

Sailors’ Remains Found in Crashed Navy Ship

Sailors’ Remains Found in Crashed Navy Ship

SINGAPORE (AP) – The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet says a number of remains of Navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain, a day after the warship’s collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing. Adm. Scott Swift also said at a news conference…MORE