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View of the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. Between February and May, U.K. scientists found several samples containing closely related versions of the polio virus in wastewater at the plant.

Polio is found in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date.

Delaware State University, a historically Black institution, says the stop and search of a bus transporting members of its women's lacrosse team in Georgia was "constitutionally dubious." Here, the entrance of Delaware State University in Dover, Del., in September 2007.

Delaware State University to file a complaint with DOJ after bus search incident

Tony Allen, Delaware State University's president, says once the complaint is officially filed, it will be made available to the campus community to read.

Pat Vorman looks in on a fitness class at San Diego Oasis, where she exercises to keep her "heart and mind" young. Aug 11, 2022.

How biological age can determine your 'healthspan'

A study of accelerated aging shows that a person’s biological age may be very different from what is says on your birth certificate.

A voter leaves after casting her ballot in a special congressional election on Jan. 11 in Miramar, Fla.

Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed

A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say.

Paying for mental health care leaves families in debt and isolated

A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many U.S. families into financial ruin. But it's rarely acknowledged as medical debt.

Detail of the front cover of the forthcoming PEN America anthology of work by incarcerated writers, "Variations on an Undisclosed Location: 2022 Prison Writing Awards Anthology," forthcoming Dec. 2022.

San Diegan wins two PEN America Prison Writing Awards

Frank Kensaku Saragosa's writing took top honors for fiction and essay in the 2022 PEN America Prison Writing Awards. Saragosa writes of his experiences as a homeless San Diegan, struggling with addiction.

Here's how Stephen Colbert says his staff members got arrested on Capitol Hill

Some of Colbert's production staff were detained on Thursday while filming a puppet segment in a congressional building. He said it was a "simple story" that conservative media twisted.

A young girl with a face mask sits at a desk at Lafayette Elementary School in Clairemont Mesa as schools resume with limited reopening on Oct. 13, 2020.

SDUSD outlines possible return to indoor mask mandates

The district has a plan to reinstate mask mandates starting Wednesday if specific conditions are met in individual schools.

A textbook published by Hodder Education asks students whether treatment of Native Americans was "exaggerated." The textbook is no longer being sold, Hodder said.

Textbook that asked if treatment of Native Americans was 'exaggerated' is recalled

Hodder Education, the publisher of the textbook, said it was removing the book from sale and would conduct a review of the content.

A salmonella outbreak impacting more than 30 states and sickening over 600 people in the U.S. are being linked to onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico.

CDC says throw out onions if you don't know where they came from to avoid salmonella

A salmonella outbreak has affected more than 30 states. Federal health officials link it to onions grown in Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed by ProSource Inc.

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