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Wildland Firefighters Face Growing Danger As Fires Increase In Intensity, Frequency

Wildland firefighters face a growing danger from smoke, as wildfires become more frequent and intense. It's a hazard that scientists and fire agencies are only beginning to understand.

Iran Says It Has Exceeded Uranium Limits Set In 2015 Nuclear Deal

Iran announced Monday that it has exceeded the 300 kilogram limit on low-enriched uranium set by the nuclear deal it made with six world powers.

Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford), Gov. Mike DeWine, Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) talk to reporters after an agreement on the transportation budget in April.

No Deal In Sight, But This Budget Crisis Is Different Than Ten Years Ago

For the first time in a decade, state officials are poised to miss the deadline to get the two-year operating budget to the governor for his signature.

Sergo Colin (from left), Jorge Carballo and Althia Meggie, all former workers at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, in Florida, face multiple counts of aggravated manslaughter. Meggie and another nurse face additional charges related to tampering with evidence.

Police Say Families Trusted Florida Nursing Home Staff, But 'That Trust Was Betrayed'

Former staffers face multiple counts of aggravated manslaughter. Some face charges of tampering. State officials ruled deaths of 12 patients at a nursing home after a 2017 hurricane were homicides.

New Generation Of Mortuary Students Represent Industry Changes

First-generation mortuary students represent a major change in an industry long dominated by local family businesses. Those students also face their own set of challenges.

Racer and TV host Jessi Combs died in a jet car crash on Tuesday attempting to break her own land speed record of 398 mph.

After Fatal Crash, Loved Ones Remember Racer Jessi Combs: 'She Was A Badass'

Harney County Sheriff's Office confirmed Jessi Combs was trying to break her record of 398 mph when she died. Her North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger crashed in Oregon's Alvord Desert.

There are more than 35,000 Amish people living in Holmes County, Ohio.

Amish Paradise: Living Uninsured But Healthy In Rural Ohio

Holmes County is a patchwork of farmland. Modest houses perch on sloping hills and laundry hangs from clothes lines, flapping in the wind.Around nearly…

North Carolina To File Suit Against Firms That Sell Vaping Products

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein about his lawsuit against eight e-cigarette and vape manufacturers.

Federal Charges Unsealed In Threats Against Youngstown Jewish Center

After nearly two weeks of review by the U.S. Attorney’s office, federal charges in the case of a Aug. 11 threat against Youngstown’s Jewish Community Center were unsealed Aug. 29. James P. Reardon, 20, of New Middletown, Ohio, was arrested Aug. 16 and charged with one federal count of transmitting threatening communications via interstate commerce. Federal law allows for several weeks of investigation, officials said at a press conference Thursday at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Cleveland, and the ongoing investigation could result in additional federal charges.

A federal court has ordered that the state of Idaho pay for gender confirmation surgery for Adree Edmo, a transgender inmate incarcerated at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (above).

Court Says Idaho Must Provide Gender Confirmation Surgery To Transgender Inmate

A panel of judges ruled Friday that in denying a transgender inmate gender confirmation surgery, the state violated the Eighth Amendment.

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