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NBA Is Trying Shorter Games — Why Not A Shorter Season?

6:26pm October 17, 2014

While the NBA is experimenting with shorter games, some players — including Lebron James — would like to see shorter seasons. Audie Cornish talks to sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.

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New Research Suggests Small High Schools May Help After All

4:05pm October 17, 2014

by Patricia Willens

A New York City entrant in a long-running research controversy over the effectiveness of small high schools reveals that a reform derided as a failure has positive impact.

Michael Dunn talks with a member of his defense team during the first break in his retrial at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla., in September.

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Florida 'Loud Music' Shooter Michael Dunn Gets Life In Prison

2:14pm October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Dunn was convicted earlier this month in a second trial for the fatal shooting of black teenager Jordan Davis in 2012.

One rationale for extending Medicaid coverage to more people is to help them get to a doctor or clinic before a minor illness becomes a medical emergency.

Spike In ER, Hospital Use Short-Lived After Calif. Medicaid Expansion

2:02pm October 17, 2014

by Lisa Aliferis

Previous research found that going on Medicaid increased a poor person's use of costly emergency room visits. Now an analysis suggests that initial spike in ER visits quickly tapers off.

Ron Klain (left), then chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden, talks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Capitol Hill in December 2009.

White House Appoints An Ebola 'Czar'

1:59pm October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

President Obama has selected former White House adviser Ron Klain to coordinate the U.S. response to the deadly disease.

Nina Pham, 26, steps off a plane Thursday night at a municipal airport in Frederick, Md. An ambulance was waiting to take her to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.

Ebola-Stricken Nurse Appears Well In Video

10:58am October 17, 2014

Nina Pham, 26, was filmed before being flown by executive jet from Dallas to Frederick, Md., and then transferred to the National Institutes of Health hospital in Bethesda on Thursday.

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, seen in a photo taken last year, says his resignation Thursday was

LA Schools Superintendent Steps Down, Defends Tenure

10:12am October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

John Deasy's resignation, announced by the Los Angeles school board Thursday, comes after high-profile tussles with the teachers union and a troubled initiative to put an iPad in every student's hand.

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Airbnb, New York State Spar Over Legality Of Rentals

9:24am October 17, 2014

by Ilya Marritz

The state's attorney general says nearly three-quarters of Airbnb's listings in New York City are illegal. The company says local laws should be changed to accommodate the sharing economy.

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During a news conference on Sunday, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Daniel Varga answers questions about a health care worker who now has Ebola after providing care for Thomas Eric Duncan. Varga is expected to testify before

Nurse Nina Pham To Be Transferred To NIH For Ebola Treatment

7:23am October 17, 2014

The first of two nurses who became infected after treating an Ebola patient at a Dallas hospital will be moved to a "high-level containment" facility at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland.

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When Disaster Strikes, Facebook Lets Friends Know You're OK

8:12pm October 16, 2014

by Tim Fitzsimons

Facebook's newest tool, known as Safety Check, aims to allow people to quickly alert friends and family that they are safe after a natural disaster.