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By one measure, about a third of all prisoners will be considered geriatric by 2030. Prison systems are grappling with how to care for their elderly prisoners — and how to pay for it.

California is one of the few states with building codes for wildfire protection, because using fire-resistant materials helps homes survive. Now, more than 500 additional homeowners rebuilding after Los Angeles' Eaton Fire are being required to use them.

Just a night or two of exposure to faint light is enough to raise your pulse and increase insulin resistance — factors that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, researchers find.

Democrat Gavin Newsom is sworn in as California's new governor Monday, taking the torch from four-term Gov. Jerry Brown.

Women's ski jumpers fought for more than a decade to compete in the Olympics. Now the U.S. women's team has failed to qualify for Beijing.

Amid the rise in teen opioid overdoses, school systems from California to Maryland are changing their approach: Instead of zero tolerance, they're turning to rehabilitation.

Medicaid expansion is one of Republican Gov. John Kasich’s signature accomplishments, but it’s unlikely to remain if either his lieutenant governor or...

The state is moving mental health and addiction services for low income Ohioans into Medicaid managed care by July 1, but providers say this huge...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting its COVID-19 testing requirement for airline travelers coming into the country. It's a major change for the travel industry.

Fourteen-year-old Anamika Veeramani of North Royalton, Ohio, spelled "stromuhr" to win the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee Friday night. The event had its moments of drama.