Samantha Manning, CMG Washington News Bureau

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Our company-wide investigation in partnership with KFF Health News into Social Security overpayments and efforts by the government to demand the money back from beneficiaries is leading to new action on Capitol Hill.

The Residential Recovery for Seniors Act expands Medicare coverage for residential treatment for substance use disorder for beneficiaries.

“They treated us like animals,” Umberger told our Washington News Bureau. “It was horrific… The morning I gave birth was probably the hardest. I was not allowed to say goodbye to her when I was taken back to the prison.”

Now a new watchdog report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals arrests or referrals for arrests are more common in K-12 schools where police are involved with discipline.

It was the topic of a House Small Business Committee hearing on Wednesday.

But that is not the case for civil legal problems, like child custody or disputes with landlords.

“Risks to our nation’s essential technology systems are increasing,” the report said. “Such attacks could result in serious harm to human safety, national security, the environment, and the economy.”

Frank McCourt started the initiative Project Liberty with the goal of creating a safer space online. It’s now working to put together a group of bidders to purchase TikTok from Chinese-owned ByteDance.

Townsend has multiple sclerosis (MS) and often relies on a wheelchair to get around.

The findings from the American Psychological Association included two surveys: one conducted during the height of the pandemic (August 2020-June 2021) and a second one conducted after many schools lifted COVID restrictions in 2022.