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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with members of the press after his annual call-in show in Moscow on April 14.

World News

For Journalists In Russia, 'No One Really Knows What Is Allowed'

4:52pm April 26, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Media companies in Russia aren't sure how far they can go without risking government reprisals. But even in such an uncertain climate, many independent news outlets have resisted censoring themselves.

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Which would you choose — a daily tablet or a trip to the doctor for an allergy shot?

Immunotherapy Tablets For Dust Mite Allergy Reduce Asthma Risk

4:20pm April 26, 2016

by Nancy Shute

Dust mite allergies are a common trigger for asthma. A new form of immunotherapy that relies on oral tablets rather than shots reduces the risk of a moderate or severe asthma attack, a study finds.

VIDEO: Chocolate Bars With A Political Bite

3:25pm April 26, 2016

by Morgan McCloy

It's often said that Washington, D.C., is a town obsessed with politics. Apparently, that obsession extends to its chocolatiers. We visit a factory making politically inspired chocolate bars.

These two normal mammograms show the difference between a breast with dense tissue, left, and one that is less dense. The dense tissue reads as white, the same color as breast cancer on a mammogram.

Letters Telling Women About Breast Density Are Often Too Darn Dense

3:25pm April 26, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

Half of states require that women who get mammograms be notified if they have dense breasts because they increase cancer risk. But the letters are often jargony and hard to understand, a study finds.

Which one's which? Two eaglets were born in Washington, D.C., last month; they've now been named Freedom and Liberty.

National

Freedom And Liberty: Month-Old Eaglets Get Names In D.C.

3:02pm April 26, 2016

by Bill Chappell

More than 36,000 online votes were cast in the competition to name the two young eagles, the American Eagle Foundation says. Names such as Cherry and Blossom lost out.

Victims await the start of the trial of Dutch dentist Jacobus Van Nierop on March 8 at the Nevers courthouse in central France. Van Nierop has since been sentenced to eight years behind bars.

World News

'Dentist Of Horror' Gets 8 Years For Harming Patients In France

2:57pm April 26, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Jacobus Van Nierop performed "useless and painful procedures" on more than 100 people in a rural French town, the prosecutor argued. He won't be practicing dentistry again.

Johnny Manziel and his then-girlfriend Colleen Crowley at a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, on April 14, 2015.

Former Cleveland Browns QB Johnny Manziel Is Indicted On Assault Charge

1:59pm April 26, 2016

by Lauren Hodges

A Dallas County grand jury indicted the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner after an ex-girlfriend accused him of hitting her and rupturing her eardrum earlier this year.

The body of gay rights activist Xulhaz Mannan rests in a wooden coffin as people pay their respects in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka.

World News

Editor Of Bangladesh's Only LGBT Magazine Is Hacked To Death

12:43pm April 26, 2016

by Lauren Hodges

The killings of gay rights activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend are the latest in a recent string of grisly attacks in the country.

Thousands of people in Melbourne, Australia, took to the streets on March 20 during a protest demanding that refugees not be sent to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea or to the republic of Nauru.

World News

Australian Refugee Detention Center Is Declared Illegal By Papua New Guinea Court

12:22pm April 26, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In their order, the judges said Australia and Papua New Guinea must "take all steps necessary" to stop the "unconstitutional and illegal detention of the asylum seekers."

People Who Are HIV-Positive May Be Aging Faster Than Their Peers

11:58am April 26, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A study finds that HIV infection — or the treatment for it — can have an impact on the way the body ages.