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The CAPABLE program provides therapy but also offers up practical solutions to help make navigating the home easier. Sarah Szanton (left) got the idea for CAPABLE when she was a nurse practitioner treating homebound seniors.

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Program Offers TLC To Older Adults And Their Homes So They Can Stay Put

4:04pm November 26, 2019

by Ina Jaffe

Many older adults want to age in their own homes, and the CAPABLE program makes that possible by offering everything from physical therapy to grab bar installation. It's cost effective too.

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An illustration of the landing craft stands behind members of the media at an Indian Space Research Organisation facility this year in Bangalore, India. Authorities initially chalked up the failed landing in September to a loss of communication with the c

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2 Months After Failed Moon Landing, India Acknowledges Its Craft Crashed

3:34pm November 26, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The robotic Vikram craft would have made India the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. Instead, contact was lost — and now, authorities have formally acknowledged it crashed.

Kaydee Edralin and her husband, along with many other students at Brigham Young University-Idaho were upset they would have to buy additional health insurance after the university said it would not consider Medicaid to be valid insurance. The school rever

Health & Safety

Reversing Course, Idaho Campus Lets Students Use Medicaid As Health Coverage

3:21pm November 26, 2019

by James Dawson

Idaho just expanded access to Medicaid, helping tens of thousands get coverage. But a university there refused to accept Medicaid, forcing students to pay for plans. On Tuesday it changed that policy.

A newly published study from University College London suggests that a single dose of ketamine could help dramatically reduce the alcohol intake of heavy drinkers.

A Single Dose Of Ketamine Might Help Heavy Drinkers, Study Finds

3:07pm November 26, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Participants in the U.K. experimental study dramatically reduced their average alcohol intake for months after the initial dose. Ketamine has also been used to treat severe depression.

French Defense Minister Florence Parly (left) and French Army Chief of Staff Gen. François Lecointre said Tuesday that two helicopters collided in midair and killed 13 French soldiers fighting Islamic extremists in Mali.

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13 French Troops Killed In Helicopter Collision While Pursuing Militants In Mali

2:59pm November 26, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

It's believed to be the highest single loss for the French military since 1983. "These 13 heroes had only one goal: to protect us," French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Andrew Stewart (center) walks with his mother and sister on Monday after he and two other black men were exonerated in a 1983 murder for which they were sentenced to life in prison.

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After 36 Years In Prison For 'Georgetown Jacket' Murder, 3 Men Are Exonerated At Last

2:44pm November 26, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

"I've been always dreaming of this. For this day," said Alfred Chestnut, now 52. The Maryland men were freed after investigators found police and prosecutorial misconduct in the 1983 case.

Members of the pro-Taiwan independence Taiwan Solidarity Union march in downtown Taipei in support of Hong Kong protesters demanding more freedom and autonomy from China.

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Some Hong Kong Protesters Are Seeking Refuge In Taiwan. For Taiwan, It's Complicated

2:38pm November 26, 2019

The arrival of several Hong Kong protesters has revived debate over whether Taiwan can or should accept Chinese citizens seeking safety. Taiwan has no asylum laws and attempts to pass one have failed.

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Solar panels at Chile's Quilapilún energy plant are part of a joint venture by Chile and China. China has been investing heavily in renewable energy technology.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Still Rising, U.N. Report Says

2:13pm November 26, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

A United Nations report warns that greenhouse gas emissions from the world's largest economies must drop dramatically in the next decade to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

Fusion GPS Founders On Russian Efforts To Sow Discord: 'They Have Succeeded'

2:11pm November 26, 2019

by Terry Gross

During the '16 campaign, Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch hired former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele to investigate Trump's involvement with Russia. Their new book is Crime in Progress.

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Carrying her baby in a pouch on her back, Susan Enoogoo, 39, hunts for ringed seal on the sea ice near Arctic Bay, Nunavut. Inuit mothers often carry their baby when hunting. If a seal surfaces, Enoogoo tries to snag it with the hook she's holding and dra

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: How Families Eat In The Arctic: From An $18 Box Of Cookies To Polar Bear Stew

2:02pm November 26, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

In the Canadian Arctic, food that's shipped in can be costly. People still hunt as their ancestors did — for seal, polar bear and narwhal.