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FILE - This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP, File)

First death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City

7:12 PM on Friday, July 17

A Legionnaires’ disease patient has died from the outbreak in New York City’s Upper East Side neighborhood

FILE - South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks before President Donald Trump at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, near Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Judge blocks South Dakota abortion advertising ban against nonprofit

7:12 PM on Friday, July 17

A federal judge has ruled that South Dakota can't enforce its abortion advertising ban against a reproductive health nonprofit

Jeremy Morrison, who says he was sent home with the wrong parents after he was born, shows what he believes is a baby photo of him, left, and of the other baby he says was switched at birth while recounting the story at his home in Colorado City, Colo., on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago

6:38 PM on Friday, July 17

The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead

FILE - This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers

12:43 PM on Friday, July 17

Big U.S. restaurant chains don’t get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often

The New York City skyline is seen through a cover of wildfire smoke, in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body

9:02 AM on Friday, July 17

Wildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body

A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

7:46 AM on Friday, July 17

Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora

Ruma Aktar, a sewing machine operator, wears her prescription eyeglasses while working at a garment factory in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

A simple pair of glasses is helping productivity gains in some Bangladesh garment factories

1:06 AM on Friday, July 17

In Bangladesh, a simple pair of reading glasses is transforming the lives of garment workers like Ruma Aktar

FILE - This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Tony Carruthers. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP, File)

Complaint accuses doctor involved in failed Tennessee execution of violating ethics

5:48 PM on Thursday, July 16

A Tennessee death row inmate's sister has filed a complaint against a doctor involved in his failed execution

FILE - The logo for Merck appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients

1:48 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol

A Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver chambered in .44 Magnum is displayed at the Shootit gun store in Phoenix, AZ, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Guns shaped America. Dirty Harry's .44 Magnum is king

1:43 PM on Thursday, July 16

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FILE - A vial of testosterone cypionate in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?

10:50 AM on Thursday, July 16

Health officials serving under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone

FILE - A person uses a smart phone in Chicago, Sept. 16, 2017. (AP Photo, File)

One Tech Tip: How to soothe thumb pain when texting and scrolling

8:08 AM on Thursday, July 16

A few simple stretches can ease thumb and wrist pain from phone use

FILE - Bethany Gill winds a clock in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court chamber, Dec. 13, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

12:01 AM on Thursday, July 16

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through

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