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Did Government Paperwork Really Weigh Down Airliner?

6:10am August 09, 2018

An American Airlines flight was about to take off from Reagan National Airport when the pilot announced that the plane was overweight, and that they had to offload 1,400 pounds of documents.

Cashiers, cooks, delivery people, fast-food workers and their supporters rallied outside New York City Hall in 2017. Their influential union, the Service Employees International Union, also includes about half a million home health aides.

Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides' Union Dues

5:00am August 09, 2018

by Shefali Luthra

The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would prohibit some home health workers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. The rule would likely undercut unions' power, all agree.

Inducing labor at 39 weeks may involve IV medications and continuous fetal monitoring. But if the pregnancy is otherwise uncomplicated, mother and baby can do just fine, the latest evidence suggests.

Pregnancy Debate Revisited: To Induce Labor, Or Not?

12:22am August 09, 2018

by Richard Harris

Young women with simple pregnancies can safely ask a doctor to induce labor, a study finds. It doesn't increase their risk of needing a C-section after all and can even offer potential benefits.

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The single dog tag in the 55 boxes of human remains turned over to the U.S. by North Korea last week was still readable. It was presented to Master Sgt. Charles Hobert McDaniel's two sons at a ceremony on Wednesday.

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Sons Get 'Certitude' After Receiving Their Missing Father's Korean War Dog Tag

9:16pm August 08, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

After decades of ambiguity, "We have certitude," Charles McDaniel Jr., said on Wednesday, adding that he and his brother are "the most fortunate because we're the only ones that have a name now."

Tania Joya walks on the beach in Egypt in 2012. When her American husband John Georgelas joined the Islamic State in Syria in 2013, she fled with their children and returned to Texas, where she has built a new life.

To Syria And Back: How 2 Women Escaped Their Radicalized Husbands

7:55pm August 08, 2018

by Greg Myre

Few have returned to the U.S. after traveling to Syria and Iraq, where they were linked to extremists. Two are women who say their husbands forced them to go, along with their small children.

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West Virginia House Panel Votes To Impeach Entire Supreme Court

7:26pm August 08, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The articles of impeachment recommend the entire bench, including its chief justice, be impeached "for maladministration, corruption, incompetency, neglect of duty, and certain high crimes."

California Company Reaches $119.5 Million Settlement Over Massive Gas Leak

7:00pm August 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

For months, starting in late 2015, a gas leak in Los Angeles spewed methane into the air. The Southern California Gas Company has agreed to reimburse local governments and mitigate the damage.

Texas Judge Hears Case Brought By States That Want To End DACA

6:05pm August 08, 2018

by Elizabeth Trovall

On Wednesday in Houston, a coalition of ten states led by Texas argued in federal court that the DACA program should be temporarily halted. Three different courts have ruled the administration must keep the program.

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Explore 1 Of The World's Largest Collections Of Bird Eggs And Nests

6:05pm August 08, 2018

The Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, Calif., houses one of the largest collections of birds eggs and nests in the world. As part of our summer road trip collaboration with Atlas Obscura, we explore the collection and meet the scientists who run the foundation.

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Is There A Better Way To Fight Massive Wildfires?

6:05pm August 08, 2018

by Nathan Rott

Massive wildfires in Western states are rapidly depleting funds set aside to fight fires. At the same time, many experts argue our priorities are wrong — we should be spending more on prescribed burns, and less on fighting fires in unpopulated areas.

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