Planned Parenthood suspends Medicaid services, citing ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ restrictions

Planned Parenthood Arizona (PPAZ) announced on Sept. 29 that as of Oct. 1 it can’t accept patients who rely on the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the state’s Medicaid agency. The decision by Planned Parenthood comes after...

The Bolivian-American War (Part Three)

At this point, Santos gave a short, fifteen-minute interview to a CNN reporter. A white man of Spanish and French descent, he had been Washington's favorite candidate in the last election, as the others were even more leftist. He was an odd figure...

Bolivia: Acciones y Alerta por la Global Flotilla Sumud

3:30 pm Bolivia, 10:30 pm Sumud : La Global Flotilla Sumud navega cerca a 304 km de Gaza y ha entrado a la zona de riesgo a 112 km donde fue interceptado el barco Madleen de la Flotilla Libertad en Junio pasado. La Flotilla Sumud avanza con la...

State Dept: Visa Restrictions Won’t Stop Cuban Officials from Attending World Health Organization Meeting in D.C.

The U.S. State Department, in a statement to Breitbart News on Thursday, denied complaints from the Communist Party of Cuba that visa restrictions on members of the violent regime would prevent Cuba from being an active participant in the...

PAHO and the Andean Health Organization extend agreement to strengthen health in the Andean region

Washington, DC, October 2, 2025 (PAHO) – Today the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Andean Health Organization – Hipólito Unanue Agreement (ORAS-CONHU) extended the Memorandum of Understanding that consolidates their cooperation...

PRICE, Edward Theodore (Ted)

Edward Theodore (Ted) Price March 13, 1931 - July 8, 2025 We are saddened to announce the passing of Ted Price on July 8, 2025 at the age of 94. Ted was born in Bolivia to Canadian parents Robert and Irene Price. His family moved to Ontario when...

People Across Asia And Latin America Mobilize In Support Of Gaza Flotilla

Above photo: A massive public meeting was held by the Left Democratic Front in Muthalakkulam Maidan, Kozhikode, in solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanding “an end to the genocide in Gaza that is being carried out by Israel with the...

Boosting economies, changing lives—new study captures AWC's impact on Yuma, La Paz counties

The data is in: Arizona Western College provides a big economic boost to the communities it serves in Yuma and La Paz counties. Lightcast, a labor market data organization, recently conducted a study on the economic value of Arizona's community...

Bolivia’s lightning-struck ‘miracle tree’ thrives

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from across the country to...

Week ending Sept. 27: Franklin County home sales

There were 222 reported residential sales in Franklin County in the week ending Sept. 27, according to BlockShopper.com. The median sales price was $54,185 and the median property tax bill was $3,113 for the previous year. Property taxes based...

With focus on deaths, heat-related hospital visits rise

As temperatures in Arizona climb, more people are going to emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses, sometimes overwhelming hospitals. Focusing too much on heat-related deaths may detract from needed health care solutions for people suffering in...

Off To Sizzling Start, USMNT’s Pulisic Must Stay Healthy For World Cup

MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 27: Christian Pulisic of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Lecce at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 27, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty...

Bolivia’s Afro-descendants fight back with dance and memory

AFRO-BOLIVIANS: People descend from the Africans enslaved in the Americas during the European conquest between the 16th and 17th centuries are gather testimonies documenting the community’s long-lost past. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLIDARITYINSAYA.COM...

Titicaca’s Cry: How Neglect and Pollution Are Suffocating Bolivia’s Sacred Lake

In the world’s highest navigable lake, silence has replaced the slap of nets. Along Lake Titicaca—the sacred mirror shared by Bolivia and Peru—the fish are vanishing, the reeds blackened, and families are leaving. What disappears is more than a...

Coca Prohibition Is More Harmful Than The Plant Itself, World Health Organization Review Concludes

“The research record does, however, robustly document the substantial public health harms associated with coca control strategies at all scales.” By Mattha Busby, Filter The consumption of the coca leaf in its raw form by millions daily across the...

“The Amazon Stops 30 Deadly Diseases”: Indigenous Forests Shield Millions While Brazil Burns Everything For Cattle Farms Forever

IN A NUTSHELL 🌳 Researchers reveal the Amazon rainforest shields 33 million people from nearly thirty diseases. 🔥 Forest fires exacerbate health risks by increasing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the region. 🌱 Ensuring indigenous land...

All Eyes on Bolivia: Indigenous Resistance in the Country's Mining Wasteland

By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois) Photos by Julien Defourny The morning air cuts sharp and thin at this altitude, carrying with it the acrid smell of industrial chemicals that has become as familiar as the mountain wind. Hernán Roque Flores...

No MAS: the Bolivian left faces up to defeat

In August 2025, two right-wing candidates polled top of Bolivia’s national elections. They will head to a runoff on October 19. Whichever wins, the result marks a crushing defeat of the incumbent Movement towards Socialism (MAS) after two decades...

Cocaine lab found on property of Bolivia's former anti-drug czar

Police in Bolivia have arrested the country's former counternarcotics czar after finding a cocaine lab on one of his properties, although it is not yet clear if he was aware of its existence. Felipe Cáceres was the head of the government...

Trillium Health Resources hosting Post Disaster Simulation

Trillium Health Resources is hosting a Post Disaster Simulation to share about the importance of being prepared and to walk through steps to take the weeks following a disaster. The simulation will take place on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to...