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Donald Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Democrats and Republicans react to Trump's indictment and Finland clears a final hurdle to join NATO.

Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in Massachusetts. The patient, whose first name is Kim, says buprenorphine has helped her stay off heroin and avoid an overdose for nearly 20 years.

A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?

Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.

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The EPA's proposal for stricter vehicle emissions will put pressure on automakers. Biden administration says fentanyl-xylazine cocktail is a deadly national threat. Inflation eased in March.

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Mass evacuations continue after deadly Maui wildfires. The Supreme Court agrees to review a controversial bankruptcy case involving Purdue Pharma. Wary of Belarus, Poland to send troops to its border.

As Olympic Trials Near, Women's Boxing Heats Up

Women's boxing will be an Olympic sport for the first time in London later this year and the trials to choose the U.S. competitors will be held in Spokane in February. Tyrieshia Douglas from Baltimore is one of the competitors. When she was 16-years-old, she was arrested for street-fighting and says her juvenile court judge recommended she take her skills into the gym. Now she's 23-years-old and ranked No. 2 in the country in her weight category.

Hurricane Florence will bring "catastrophic flash flooding" to the Carolinas, the National Hurricane Center says. Sustained hurricane-force winds are hitting North Carolina.

It's been five years since Hurricane Florence flooded communities along ENC's rivers and their tributaries

Five years ago, Hurricane Florence left behind devastation in communities across eastern North Carolina. Storm surge and relentless rainfall flooded coastal communities and towns along the region’s rivers and their tributaries.

Teresa Cox-Bates and her husband John Bates, along with their kids Eli, Ava and Issac. Teresa says HealthySteps has helped her face her own childhood trauma and be a better parent.

How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents

HealthySteps is an intervention where new parents get practical help with their lives, allowing them to create stable, nurturing bonds with their babies. It all starts at the baby's checkups.

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The UAW launches a historic strike against the Big 3 automakers. Florida's health department touts its own COVID booster recommendations. The death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libya.

This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on November 17, 2023, shows a phone screen showing a social media video marked as an "altered video," in front of a fact-checked image of news anchors where the claim about them was found to be false. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

How disinformation 'sabotages America'

Former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade says disinformation is seeping into every aspect of our political and social lives. How can we stop it?

Six-year-old Sam and his mother, Tabitha, attend a virtual class with Sam’s teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing.

As discrimination complaints soar, parents of disabled students wait for help

The Education Department is handling record numbers of discrimination cases, including those involving disability. The backlog leaves some families waiting for help.

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