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For the past few months, Columbus has placed a social worker in the 911-dispatch unit to help triage calls for service. At the surface level, the program aims to divert calls away from police, but in a broader sense the initiative is meant to better diagnose what callers really need and to de-escalate volatile situations before first responders arrive.

Paul Wink's new book examines Maria Callas’s inner life and the external forces that led to a blazing career in opera, a loud crash and burn, and a sad and lonely finale.

President Bush is asking Congress to approve his rules for military commissions to try detainees accused of war crimes. He says court-martial rules are not appropriate for what he terms "illegal combatants." Some legal analysts are concerned that the president's rules leave defendants without enough rights.

The My Lai Massacre is one of the Vietnam War’s most notorious episodes. Now a new recording again brings awareness to the massacre and the U.S. Army officer who tried to bring it to a halt.

Can't make it to the big game? We've got your look inside Inglewood's state-of-the-art stadium where the Bengals will play the Rams this Sunday for the title of NFL champs.

A federal judge has allowed a Johnson & Johnson spinoff to proceed with a controversial bankruptcy, despite complaints from thousands who say they were harmed by the company's baby powder.

One year the telecast was actually too short. Another time an actor climbed over rows of chairs between him and his Academy Award. Björk laid eggs on the red carpet. Oscar can go weirdly off script.

The National Weather Service issues a litany of notices before and during inclement weather events. They can be important signals on how to respond.

Many people check up on hospitals before they check in as patients. But there's a catch. A hospital that gets lauded by one group can be panned by another.

In The Muppet Show reboot, Miss Piggy has dropped the "Miss" and is BFFs with Summer, a laid back penguin. To freshen up familiar characters, producers are re-imagining relationships between girls.