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Health Mar 21

Your trip to the dentist wouldn’t include anesthesia without this doctor

By Dr. Howard Markel

Fact or fiction: Do redheads feel more pain?

Redheads are rumored feel more pain and need more painkillers than their blonde and brown-haired cousins, but the science itself is murky.

By Julia Griffin and Nsikan Akpan

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FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo - RC1C02BA7290

Politics Apr 25

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump’s travel ban

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The entrance to the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Politics Apr 25

EPA security chief worked for tabloid publisher with ties to Trump

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press and Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, arrives for a meeting with Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) at his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Apr 25

Trump urges VA nominee Ronny Jackson to keep fighting

By Hope Yen, Associated Press, Zeke Miller, Associated Press and Ken Thomas, Associated Press

Nation Apr 25

Military sex assault reports jump 10 percent in 2017

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Reporters surround Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen at the Norwegian Parliament in Oslo in this March 19 file photo. Photo by Joachim Dagenborg/Reuters

World Apr 25

U.S. drops to 45th in list of best and worst countries to be a reporter

By Larisa Epatko

White House, Presidential physician Ronny Jackson answers question about U.S. President Donald Trump's health after the president's annual physical during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC13B1C193C0

Politics Apr 25

Senators grow frustrated with lax vetting on Trump nominees

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Arizona border welcome sign on Interstate-10 Highway, Chihuahuan Desert, Arizona, USA.

Politics Apr 25

Republican Debbie Lesko wins special U.S. House election in Arizona

By Bob Christie, Associated Press and Anita Snow, Associated Press

People protest to call for a new DREAM Act to replace DACA in Los Angeles, California U.S. January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1A8E5BBF30

Politics Apr 25

Federal judge rules against decision to end DACA program

By Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 24. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

World Apr 24

WATCH: France’s Macron addresses joint session of Congress

By Larisa Epatko

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby arrives for the sixth day of deliberations in his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania

Nation Apr 24

Jury in Cosby sexual assault retrial to begin deliberating Wednesday

By Associated Press

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Nation Apr 24

Medicare to require hospitals to post prices online

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, gestures as he testifies to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Nation Apr 24

EPA chief Pruitt signs proposal limiting what kind of scientific studies can be used by federal regulators

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press and Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

A demonstrator takes part in a protest as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega cancelled a planned overhaul of the welfare system in a bid to end protests in Managua, Nicaragua, April 22, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

World Apr 24

White House condemns violence, repression in Nicaragua

By Associated Press

Rep. Blake Farenthold arrives before Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testifies to the House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Apr 24

Texas governor calls special election to replace Rep. Farenthold

By Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo - RC1C02BA7290

Politics Apr 24

Your guide to the Supreme Court case on Trump’s travel ban

By Saher Khan

White House, Presidential physician Ronny Jackson answers question about U.S. President Donald Trump's health after the president's annual physical during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC13B1C193C0

Politics Apr 24

Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson had history of ‘unprofessional behavior,’ according to 2012 watchdog report

By Associated Press

Nation Apr 24

Company formerly known as Yahoo will pay $35 million to settle federal charges over 2014 hack

By Associated Press

Arizona border welcome sign on Interstate-10 Highway, Chihuahuan Desert, Arizona, USA.

Politics Apr 24

What to watch in Arizona’s special election

By Jessica Yarvin

Ask The Headhunter Apr 24

Ask the Headhunter: How do you find a work-at-home job?

By Nick Corcodilos

A man smokes an electronic cigarette vaporizer, also known as an e-cigarette, in Toronto, August 7, 2015. Many of the world's junior miners are laying down their picks and shovels to start new ventures ranging from egg exporting to e-cigarette company, as they as try to survive a crash in metals prices by shifting away from exploration. Picture taken on August 7, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Health Apr 24

FDA warns retailers against illegal sale of e-cigarettes to children

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press