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The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a shake-up of the nation's top public health agency, in a bid to respond to ongoing criticism and try to make it more nimble.

After criticism over COVID, the CDC chief plans to make the agency more nimble

12:47pm August 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The proposed changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention come amid ongoing criticism of the agency's response to COVID-19, monkeypox and other public health threats.

Thunderstorms just off the coast of Destin, Fla., produced a large waterspout on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

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What is a waterspout? Here's how the spectacular one in Florida formed

11:36am August 17, 2022

by Wynne Davis

A massive waterspout off the coast of Destin, Fla., Tuesday captured the attention of many. Several conditions are necessary to create one of these tornado-like phenomena.

Angela Pike watches her fourth grade students at Lakewood Elementary School in Cecilia, Ky., as they use their laptops to participate in an emotional check-in at the start of the school day, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.

For the first time in 20 years, teachers can deduct more for school supplies

9:35am August 17, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Eligible educators include K-12 teachers, principals, teachers' aides or counselors who spend more than 900 hours at the school during the academic year.

News brief: Cheney's political future, Colorado River crisis, back to school

7:45am August 17, 2022

Liz Cheney lost her House seat, but her fight against ex-President Donald Trump continues. A water crisis on the Colorado River is worsening. Millions of children are beginning a new school year.

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These booking photos released Oct. 9, 2021, by the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority show Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Diana Toebbe.

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Judge rejects plea deal in submarine secrets case, saying sentences were too light

5:27am August 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

A Maryland couple had been charged in an alleged plot to sell secrets about U.S. nuclear-powered warships by hiding information in objects such as a chewing gum wrapper and a peanut butter sandwich.

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A year after the Taliban takeover, U.S. veterans worry about the Afghan people

5:03am August 17, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

This week marks one year since the abrupt end of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. U.S. veterans are still trying to come to terms with the collapse of the mission.

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A water crisis on the Colorado River is getting worse

5:03am August 17, 2022

New federal forecasts show the nation's two largest reservoirs on the river are expected to continue their rapid decline — putting the water supply for 40 million people in the southwest in jeopardy.

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Historic drought and climate change push Colorado River to record low levels

5:03am August 17, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to water policy advocate John Berggren of the nonprofit Western Resource Advocates, about the Colorado River water crisis, and what can be done to mitigate climate impacts.

Moving cattle into the forest could help climate change, farmers and the livestock

5:03am August 17, 2022

by Jonathan Ahl

Most grazing animals spend their time in open pastures. But there is a movement to raise livestock in the forest to benefit animals and the environment.

'The Butler' author Wil Haygood wins prestigious book award

1:57am August 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize was inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, and celebrates the power of literature to foster peace, social justice and understanding.