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Prince Albert II of Monaco and famed oceanographer Walter Munk speak about climate change, Oct. 26, 2017.

Monaco's Prince Albert Meets Famed Scripps Oceanographer For A Conversation On Climate Change

Prince Albert II of Monaco lauded famed oceanographer Walter Munk Thursday for the centenarian's decades of scientific work and continued studies into issues like climate change.

A rendering of the proposed Newland Sierra development in San Marcos.

Proposed North County Housing Development Moves Ahead

The proposed Newland Sierra master-planned community of more than 2,000 homes has a green light from the county’s planning commission. But the project could still face hurdles.

In this Tuesday, March 27, 2018, photo, teacher Adrien Gates pickets with other educators on a street corner in Norman, Okla.

Oklahoma Teachers Set For Statewide Walkout Amid Continued Pay Dispute

Teachers have rejected a pay raise passed by the state legislature last week, saying it doesn't go far enough in addressing deep cuts in education in recent years.

Opioid Prescriptions Falling But Remain Too High, CDC Says

U.S. doctors are prescribing opioid painkillers less often and at lower doses, but at rates that are three times higher than their European counterparts, the CDC says.

The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars InSight lander launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, as seen from the San Gabriel Mountains more than 100 miles away, on Saturday morning. The InSight probe is the first NASA lander designed entirely to study the deep interior structure of Mars.

NASA InSight Kicks Off 6-Month Journey To Mars

The InSight Mars lander was successfully launched on Saturday morning, by an Atlas V rocket taking off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It will gather data on Mars' interior.

A homeless man in Denver draws heroin into a syringe. Treatment centers in the city say patterns of drug use seem to be changing. While most users once relied on a single drug Ã¢ÂÂ typically painkillers or heroin or cocaine Ã¢ÂÂ an increasing number now also use meth.

A Surge In Meth Use In Colorado Complicates Opioid Recovery

Last year, 280 Coloradans who died of a drug overdose had methamphetamine in the mix. That's up sharply from 2016 and more than five times the number in 2012.

A man walks down a street in war-torn Douma on April 20, days after the suspected chemical attack.

Chemical Weapons Inspectors Finish Their Trip To Syria's Douma

Investigators finished gathering samples from the town where a suspected chemical weapons attack occurred. The team suffered a few delays and Russia "may have tampered" with the site.

Medicare Advantage plans, administered by private insurance companies under contract with Medicare, treat more than 22 million seniors — more than 1 in 3 people on Medicare.

Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions Annually, Records Show

The federal government wants to deploy several new tools for catching insurers that have overcharged Medicare $30 billion in the past three years alone. But the insurance industry is balking.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte watches a home run hit by the Washington Nationals' Matt Adams fall into the stands during the ninth inning of a game at Nationals Park on April 11.

What's Up With All The Home Runs? MLB Hired Scientists. Here's What They Found Out

A panel of experts studied the issue for months but couldn't come up with much more than ballpark determinations as to why home run rates are spiking.

Medicare Advantage plans, administered by private insurance firms under contract with Medicare, treat more than 22 million seniors — more than 1 in 3 people on Medicare.

Records Show Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions Annually

The federal government wants to deploy several new tools for catching insurers that have overcharged Medicare $30 billion in last three years alone. But the insurance industry is balking.

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