The Hope And Hype Of Diabetic Alert Dogs
Companies that sell dogs trained to sniff out life-threatening changes in blood sugar for people with diabetes have faced lawsuits or complaints from some of their customers.
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Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players
Baseball is having trouble attracting African-American players, so to increase participation, leaders are trying to get kids interested early, before other sports grab their attention.
Judge Voids UNC's Controversial Settlement Over Confederate Statue 'Silent Sam'
The judge overturned the university system's settlement with the Sons of Confederate Veterans, concluding that the group didn't have legal standing to bring a lawsuit in the first place.
Klobuchar's 3rd Place Finish In New Hampshire 'Shocked The Establishment'
The Minnesota senator captured nearly 20% of the vote on Tuesday, surprising political watchers who had been more focused on the campaigns of Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden.
Coronavirus Casts A Pall Over Cruise Industry At Height Of Booking Season
Tales of life on a ship quarantined in Japan amid a coronavirus outbreak are hurting bookings for the growing cruise line industry. But the industry has shaken off worse crises, an analyst says.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Ends His Presidential Bid
He jumped into the Democratic presidential primary months after most of his competitors did and never gained traction in polls.
Timetable For A Vaccine Against The New Coronavirus? Maybe This Fall
Recent advances in biotech make scientists optimistic that they might have a vaccine that has passed basic tests of human safety and efficacy ready to go to clinics as soon as this fall.
With His Campaign Struggling, Joe Biden Turns His Focus To South Carolina
The former vice president's campaign is looking at South Carolina, where African Americans make up a large share of the electorate, as a must-win state.
Pope Francis Won't Allow Married Men As Priests, Women As Deacons
Bishops from the Amazon region had sought the changes to address a shortage of clergy. But some Roman Catholic conservatives warned that enacting them would lead to the end of clerical celibacy rules.
After Iowa Debacle, Tech Experts Who Aid Progressives Call For A Strategic Shake-Up
The failure of this year's Iowa caucuses was years in the making, some technology specialists argue, in part because of the haphazard way political users buy software.