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Air pollution has fallen across the U.S. since the Clean Air Act of 1970. But some areas, like Los Angeles, still suffer heavy pollution from soot and smog. New rules on soot pollution from EPA aim to lower that pollution burden further.

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  • Environment

EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade

The new regulations could save thousands of lives from deadly air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's calculations.

February 07, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
Physicians who admit to mental health or addiction issues typically are required to share more details and submit to scrutiny such as monitoring or periodic drug tests.

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  • Mental Health

Doctors face huge stigma about mental illness. Now there's an effort to change that

Doctors have long dealt with perceived threats to their careers if they are open about mental illness and addiction. Now about two dozen states are changing licensing forms to lessen the stigma.

February 07, 2024
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By:
  • Priyanka Dayal McCluskey
Tim McBride and Toby Keith at a VIP meet-and-greet before a concert in 2017.

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  • Music

Toby Keith never knew it, but he helped my brother make a big life change

Tim is a Special Olympian who until recently had lived with our parents. My mom and I were collaborating to get him excited about relocating to my home, when Toby announced a concert near there.

February 07, 2024
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  • Kelly McBride
Residents stand along a flooded street in Santa Barbara, California, as a powerful atmospheric river pummels the region. The storm has caused landslides, power outages, and road and airport closures across Southern California.

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  • Climate

Another atmospheric river has soaked California. What role has climate change played?

California is in the grips of an atmospheric river that's causing flooding all over the state. Climate change might be intensifying storms like it — but scientists are still working out the details.

February 06, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda and
  • Vanessa Romo
ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues.

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  • Media

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch a sports streaming platform

The platform will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR and college sports, including the men's and women's NCAA Tournament, as well as golf, tennis and the FIFA World Cup.

February 06, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
An aerial view of migrants walk next to razor wire as they try to cross Texas border in El Paso, Texas this week to seek humanitarian asylum.  Meanwhile a bill aimed at overhauling immigration is on the verge of collapse in Washington.

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  • News

America's Immigration System Is Broken. Congress Can't Seem To Fix It.

The U.S. Immigration system isn't working. The last significant reform was in 1986. Presidents and Congress have been trying to fix it and change it ever since.

Congress is at it again, but that effort, like so many others, looks doomed to fail. Just a few hours after the text from the Senate bipartisan bill dropped, Speaker of The House Mike Johnson said IF the bill reaches the house – it will be DEAD on arrival. And on Monday night GOP support for the legislation in the Senate seemed to all but fade away.

As the Senate gets ready to vote on yet another attempt to address immigration in the U.S, we look at why the effort to fix America's broken immigration system fails across decades, administrations and parties.

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February 06, 2024
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An Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 that made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on Jan. 5 is parked in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 23. A door plug blew out shortly after the plane took off from Portland. There were no serious injuries, but it has renewed concerns about Boeing and production lapses.

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  • National

NTSB says key bolts were missing from the door plug that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9

According to preliminary investigation findings released by NTSB investigators on Tuesday, four key bolts were "missing" when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 in midair last month.

February 06, 2024
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  • Joel Rose and
  • Russell Lewis
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event at New Realm Brewing Co. Sunday in Charleston, S.C. On Tuesday, her campaign confirmed the former South Carolina governor requested Secret Service protections.

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  • Politics

Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection after increased threats

Haley has said that her home in South Carolina was recently targeted by so-called "swatting" incidents while her elderly parents were at home.

February 06, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
Cars sit on the lot at a Honda dealership on March 25, 2021, in Elgin, Ill. Many 2020 to 2022 models are affected by a new recall.

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  • Business

Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles over air bag flaw

The recall includes the Honda Civic, Accord, CR-V, Fit, HR-V, Insight, Odyssey, Pilot, Passport, Ridgeline, as well as Acura MDX, RDX and TLX, from model years between 2020 and 2022.

February 06, 2024
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  • James Doubek
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks Monday in Miami Beach, Fla. backing legislation that would ban homeless camps on public property except for designated areas.

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  • National

Floridians wonder if DeSantis will change now that he's not running for president

He's ended his bid for president and he still has three years left in his term as governor.

February 06, 2024
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  • Lynn Hatter
A tour group makes its way through Dartmouth College's campus, in Hanover, N.H., in April 2023.

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  • Education

Dartmouth will again require SAT, ACT scores. Other colleges won't necessarily follow

A new study conducted by Dartmouth College found test scores could have helped less advantaged students gain access to the school.

February 06, 2024
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Hiba Ahmad
New York Yankees' Babe Ruth hits a baseball in this undated photo.

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  • Sports

What's behind people's enduring interest in Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth would have been 129 this week. Baseball has changed over the years, but one thing that has endured is fans' fascination with one of the greatest sluggers ever to set foot on the diamond.

February 06, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud is increasing police presence in the city in response to reports of increased Islamophobic rhetoric after a <em>Wall Street Journal</em> opinion piece.

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  • National

Michigan city ramps up security after 'WSJ' op-ed calls it 'America's jihad capital'

The fallout from a Wall Street Journal op-ed has led the Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., to increase police presence. Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, there's been an uptick in hate crimes.

February 06, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Kids who have dogs get a boost in physical activity - especially young girls.

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  • Children's Health

Do your kids want a dog? Science may be on their side

Kids who have dogs get significantly more physical activity, compared to kids who don't. Researchers followed 600 children over three years, and found young girls got the biggest exercise boost.

February 06, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
Lauryn Valladarez and Pedro.

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  • National

Her fiancé started to struggle while swimming. Then she saw a surfer approaching

Lauryn Valladarez was five months pregnant and watching her fiancé start to struggle in the ocean. That's when she started to panic.

February 06, 2024
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  • Autumn Barnes
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