International (Non-)Cooperation in a Changing World Order

U.S. President Barack Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 28, 2015 . The following is a guest post by Terrence Mullan , program coordinator of the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Leaders Show Support For New York Families Living With Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness was marked in New York State in June following the state Senate's recent passing of a special resolution. "This is a victory for the 390,000 people with Alzheimer's disease in New York and their 1.1 million caregivers," said Jennifer Scheuermann, interim executive director of the Alzheimer's Association Hudson Valley Chapter.

U.S. Senate Democrats block GOP’s Zika funding bill

A dysfunctional Senate split along party lines on Tuesday and left a $1.1 billion proposal to fight the Zika virus in limbo, despite growing fears and a continental U.S. caseload that's exceeding 800. Democrats blocked the GOP-drafted measure by a 52-48 vote Tuesday -- short of the 60 votes required to advance it.

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In White House plan, Pa. would get $46M to combat opioid crisis

Pennsylvania would get around $46 million to combat its opioid and heroin epidemic under a $1.1 billion treatment funding proposal in President Barack Obama's 2017 budget, federal officials announced today in a press release and conference call. Democratic members of the U.S. House and Senate, though, were not predicting easy passage.