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A flyer at the Family Health Centers of San Diego clinic in southeast San Diego advertises Medi-Cal enrollment assistance to uninsured patients but features a now-outdated list of requirements that include legal California residency, Dec. 31, 2019.

Medi-Cal Expands Health Coverage For Young Adults Who Can't Prove Legal Residence

California's Medicaid program will now provide full coverage to 19 to 25-year-olds who may be in the country illegally.

A Massachusetts woman who had an abortion when she was 15 stands outside the Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston. Right now, girls facing that decision who don't want to tell their parents must get a judge's approval.

Massachusetts May Drop Requirement That Minors Get Permission For Abortion

The state now requires women and girls under 18 to obtain permission from their parents or a judge. But in a recent poll, most Massachusetts voters favored letting minors decide on their own.

It's Aliiiiiive! This Year, Our Summer Reader Poll Is All About Horror

Our famous Summer Reader Poll lurches to life, dripping grave-dirt and bits of glowing green, ready to hear all about your favorite horror novels and stories. What sends a shiver down your spine?

A border protection officer stands next to a recently upgraded section of fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, Calif., on Friday. The Pentagon says it will send 5,000 U.S. troops to the border.

Pentagon: 5,000 Troops Will Be Deployed To U.S.-Mexico Border

The troops are likely to be active-duty Army personnel. As U.S. troops are prohibited from performing law enforcement activities within the United States, they will be in support roles only.

Usain Bolt, who retired as the world's greatest sprinter last year, wants to play pro soccer. He's seen here playing during a benefit game this summer, celebrating his score during a penalty shootout.

Usain Bolt Looks To Strike Twice: In Talks To Join Pro Soccer Team In Australia

After the news emerged, numerous sponsorship bids – and even an offer of a place for the champion sprinter to stay – quickly followed, the team says.

'Dead Men's Trousers' Takes The Trainspotting Crew For A Last, Too-Long Ride

Irvine Welsh catches up with Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud — now middle aged and gone their separate ways — for what he says is the last installment in the Trainspotting saga.

A citrus worker in Plymouth, Fla. grades oranges in this 1942 photo.

A Frantic Effort To Nourish WWII Troops Led To This Common Breakfast Staple

An effort to prevent scurvy in U.S. troops led to the growth of the orange juice industry, popularizing what had been a relatively obscure beverage.

Google Earth graphic showing new location of nuclear waste storage site at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant (bottom left corner).

NRC Petitioned To Require Stronger Canisters To Store Nuclear Waste Indefinitely

A public watchdog group wants the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require stronger canisters for storing spent nuclear fuel on site indefinitely. The petition comes as Southern California Edison moves spent fuel from the decommissioned San Onofre nuclear power plant into storage next to the ocean.

A new treatment promises relief for severe postpartum depression. But will it be accessible to the women who may need it most?

New Postpartum Depression Drug Could Be Hard To Access For Moms Most In Need

Postpartum depression hits low-income women especially hard. Will a promising new drug, Zulresso, become affordable and accessible enough to help them?

Roughly 150 adults and children are gathered at a stash house, waiting around for their trip northward.

Coyotes' Boomtown: Picking Up The Migrant Trail On The Way To The U.S.-Mexico Border

Migrants from Central America who end up in the U.S. must cross the Guatemala-Mexico border, where immigration control is light to nonexistent. Quicker journeys are spurring more illegal immigration.

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