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Streaming outperforms both cable and broadcast TV for the first time ever

2:35pm August 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Streaming platforms outpaced broadcast and cable in July's total TV viewership. The change came as new seasons of hits on Hulu and Netflix debuted and live sports and traditional shows went on hiatus.

Surgical instruments used in a kidney transplant in 2016. The agency that oversees organ allocation, the United Network for Organ Sharing, is under scrutiny after a report documented loss and waste of donated organs, often because of problems transportin

Transplant agency is criticized for donor organs arriving late, damaged or diseased

1:10pm August 18, 2022

by Blake Farmer

A probe found troubling lapses in the country's organ transplant system. Blood types mismatched, diseased organs accidentally transplanted and donor organs lost or damaged in transit.

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This computer illustration shows the E. coli bacteria in blood. An outbreak in Michigan and Ohio is under investigation as health officials try to determine the source.

A rapidly spreading E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio is raising health alarms

11:22am August 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

At least 29 people have fallen ill from the E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio, and that number is likely an undercount, the CDC says. The source of the outbreak has not been found yet.

This undated photo provided by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in August 2022 shows a newly hatched Kemp's ridley sea turtle making its way out to the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana's Chandeleur Islands.

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The world's smallest sea turtle nests in Louisiana for the first time in 75 years

10:56am August 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Kemp's ridley sea turtles have hatched in Louisiana's wilds, officials say, in a victory for barrier island restoration. The tiny turtle is also believed to be the world's most endangered.

States with abortion bans tend to have higher rates of child poverty.

States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows

10:54am August 18, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Many of the states that are moving to ban abortion tend to have less access to health care, worse maternal and infant health care outcomes and weaker social supports for children and families.

The McKinney Fire killed four people and destroyed homes, including this mobile home park in rural Northern California earlier this month.

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Inflation makes recovery from California fires and other disasters more difficult

10:22am August 18, 2022

Extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of the United States hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.

People march to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case on June 24 in Miami.

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Can a teen be too immature to choose abortion? This court case shows the complexities

10:20am August 18, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

A Florida court ruled that a parentless 16-year-old seeking an abortion was not "sufficiently mature" to make that decision. The case highlights the longstanding challenges of parental consent laws.

Former Luzerne County Court Judges Michael Conahan, front left, and Mark Ciavarella, front right, leave the United States District Courthouse in Scranton, Pa., in 2009. The two Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit j

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Former judges who sent kids to jail for kickbacks must pay more than $200 million

7:48am August 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated the scheme have been ordered to pay hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.

Emmett, from Carthage, N.C., made it into the finals of the kids' division sporting this blunt, baby-fringe haircut.

Meet this year's child Mullet Championship finalists

7:31am August 18, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

It can take years to grow the perfect mullet, and these kids have put in their time to take home the 2022 USA Mullet Championship trophy. Here's a peek at some of the most remarkable contestant 'dos.

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The aurora borealis may be visible in the U.S. northern tier this week

6:41am August 18, 2022

A strong geomagnetic storm will interfere with the earth's magnetic field — making the Northern Lights visible in more areas. The storm could mess with satellites, GPS tracking and the power grid.