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Advocates say schools across the country are sending children to the emergency room for psychiatric evaluations in response to behaviors prompted by bullying or frustration over assignments. The ER trips,

A legislative package calls for spending nearly $900 million to shift patients away from emergency rooms, offset hospital training costs, and help doctors pay off debt.

The proposal comes as more than 11% of Floridians lack health insurance.

The emergency evaluation process is meant for those who are mentally unwell and pose a danger to themselves or others. But it's being used for misbehaving kids.

A wrongful death lawsuit has been by the loved ones of three Black people killed in a racially-motivated shooting in August at a Dollar General in ...

A fatal after-hours plastic surgery procedure has sparked a death investigation at Restore Plastic Surgery. Here’s what we know so far.

Plaintiffs say both the bargain store and the parents of the shooter must be held accountable.

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the loved ones of three Black people killed in a racially-motivated shooting in August at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, accusing the bargain disc...

The victims’ families said Dollar General is a “criminal’s safe haven” after a man carrying an AR-style rifle was deterred from other locations by security, the lawsuit says.

"He doesn’t have special needs, he just has anger issues," school officials told a parent in Maryland.