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Progress in curbing childhood obesity, but major racial gaps persist

By PBS News Hour

What can $1 billion do to prevent childhood obesity?

By Sarah McHaney

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is committing $500 million to spend over the next ten years on programs stopping childhood obesity.

Twitter chat: How will the 'elder boom' impact America?

By Nora Daly

How do you think the “elder boom” will impact the American economy? Tell us your thoughts on Twitter this Thursday, Feb. 5, from 1-2 p.m. EST.

Twitter CEO takes 'full responsibility' for lack of online harassment intervention

By Colleen Shalby

There’s a dark space on the Internet where crass remarks, seemingly fueled by hatred for hatred’s sake, live and thrive. They belong to “trolls” -- the term given to those who spew insults to people on Twitter, YouTube, in the…

Finally, random admissions: How one Yale class chooses its students

By Vikram Mansharamani

Vikram Mansharamani's business ethics class at Yale was so oversubscribed, he let the students decide who'd gain entry to the course. What followed was a true lesson in business ethics, where random selection was the final arbiter, and transparency was…

FDA head to step down, chief scientist taking over

By Matthew Perrone and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — From food safety to tobacco and politically charged drug approvals, Margaret Hamburg reset the course of the embattled Food and Drug Administration, an agency that had often been seen as ineffective.

Obama condemns those who seek to 'hijack religion'

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama condemned those who seek to use religion as a rationale for carrying out violence around the world, declaring Thursday that "no god condones terror."…

Data breach at insurance company could impact millions

By News Desk

Health insurance giant Anthem said Wednesday that a database holding the personal information of tens of millions of its customers and employees was breached in a cyberattack.

NBC's Brian Williams apologizes for false Iraq war story

By Joshua Barajas

Brian Williams recanted on Wednesday a 12-year-old story that he was aboard a helicopter that was shot down by enemy fire during the Iraq War invasion in 2003.