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"We lose more than 140,000 people because of events we know how to prevent," Deborah Hersman of the National Safety Council said of the fires, falls and other safety issues her organization found.

From Drug Overdose To Fires, Council Says Preventable Deaths At An All-Time High

States aren't doing enough to protect its residents from "events we know how to prevent," says the National Safety Council.

Cholera bacteria can colonize the outer surfaces of the Chinese soft-shell turtle, a species that's found in parts of Asia.

Cholera Hitches A Ride On The Backs Of Soft-Shell Turtles

A new study finds that turtles are really good at carrying the bacteria that causes the potentially fatal disease.

Maria Guadalupe Guereca, 60, visits the grave of her son Sergio Hernandez Guereca at the Jardines del Recuerdo cemetery in Juarez, Mexico, earlier this year. Her son was shot by a U.S. agent across the border in 2010.

Supreme Court Sends Cross-Border Shooting Case Back To Lower Court

Can the family of a slain Mexican teenager sue the federal agent who shot him from across the U.S.-Mexico border? The case tests a long-held doctrine called a Bivens action.

Ray Tensing, the former University of Cincinnati police officer, testifying on the seventh day of his retrial in Hamilton County Common Pleas earlier this month at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati.

Judge Declares Mistrial, Again, In Cincinnati Police Shooting Case

Jurors couldn't agree on a verdict in the murder and manslaughter case against former police officer Ray Tensing over his fatal shooting of black motorist Sam DuBose in 2015.

Roundtable: Senate Healthcare Bill, Algae As Fuel, Getting To Zero Traffic Deaths

The secret senate healthcare bill is finally revealed. Genetically modified algae takes a step closer to the gas tank. And San Diego begins a plan to drastically reduce traffic deaths.

In San Diego, Cars Are Deadlier Than Guns

Over the past five years, more than twice as many people have died from car crashes in San Diego than have been murdered. The statistics show how much work the city has to do to meet its goal of zero traffic deaths by 2025.

Security camera footage captures the final moments of Fridoon Rawshan Nehad's life, before he was fatally shot by a San Diego police officer on April 30, 2015.

Fatal Shooting By Cop Leads To Unusual Move By San Diego DA

Some legal experts said the unusual decision to consult an outside expert, rather than keeping the determination completely in-house, appears to be a politically calculated move.

Esther Martens walk through a flooded roadway to get to her car in the West End section of New Orleans on Wednesday.

Heavy Rains And Flooding As Tropical Storm Cindy Makes Landfall

States on the Gulf Coast are being hit with severe weather and floods as Tropical Storm Cindy moved inland Thursday morning in Louisiana.

As a child, Rachael Goldring had multiple open-heart surgeries to treat her congenital heart disease. At 24, she still sees pediatricians because she has had difficulty finding the right care in adult medicine.

Survivors Of Childhood Diseases Struggle To Find Care As Adults

A few decades ago, babies born with conditions such as congenital heart disease or cystic fibrosis often didn't survive past childhood. Now many live longer, but adult medicine has not kept pace.

Protesters gather outside the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, June 16, 2017, after St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez was cleared in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile.

What To Make Of Philando Castile's Death, One Year Later

In the aftermath of the acquittal of the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile, we've rounded up some of the compelling writing about this case — and police shootings — over the past year.

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