Death, disability, lawsuits: The 8 life events financial advisers say clients are least prepared for

From estate planning to beefing up an emergency fund, pros say planning for life’s unexpected — and expected — events is key ...
The Times Leader

High court to examine mental disability, death penalty issue

HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to examine whether the nation’s busiest state for capital punishment is trying to put to death a convicted killer who’s intellectually disabled, which ...
Fox News

Georgia bill lowering threshold for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases heads to Gov. Kemp

The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Monday easing the state's strict burden of proof required for a death row inmate to be deemed intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a death ...
Yahoo

Supreme Court mulls intellectual disability limits in death penalty cases

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty is on the table in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers ...

Parents devastated no one held accountable for disabled son's death

Staff at the facility missed a mayor red flag the 20-year-old's bowel had ruptured.
Daily Journal

Judge orders intellectual disability evaluation for man charged in Trooper Smith’s death

DANVILLE — The upcoming trial for the man accused of killing an Indiana State Trooper from Franklin has been delayed after the judge ordered him to undergo an intellectual disability evaluation. Judge ...
BMJ Global Health

Association of disability and 12-year all-cause and cause-specific mortality: analyses from the Wellbeing of Older People cohort study in Uganda

Introduction Disability is linked to poor health outcomes and increased mortality, yet evidence on this relationship in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. This study investigated the association between ...