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Vintage and new items from discount stores may contain lead and can be especially dangerous for children, who often put their hands in their mouths after touching anything within reach.

Whether from an antique shop or discount store, toxic lead items are easy to buy

Lead is regularly found in vintage items more than 40 years old, but also in many new, cheaply made dollar-store goods. Children are especially susceptible to lead-poisoning even at low levels.

Stacey Whitford applied for Medicaid for herself and her son in December. He needed the coverage for hearing aids, and they waited for months as Missouri officials processed thousands of applications.

A staffing crisis is causing a monthslong wait for Medicaid, and it could get worse

The pandemic has overwhelmed understaffed state Medicaid agencies, and as Biden's COVID-19 public health emergency declaration ends, low-income people could find it even harder to get coverage.

This poster released Aug 7, 2022, by the Albuquerque Police Department shows a vehicle suspected of being used as a conveyance in the recent homicides of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, N.M.

The killings of 4 Muslim men in Albuquerque may be linked, police say

Four Muslim men have been shot and killed over a period of nine months in Albuquerque, N.M. Police are asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that may be connected to the killings.

Workers at Amazon's warehouse on Staten Island are expected to vote on whether to unionize in the coming months.

Amazon faces another union vote, this time at a Staten Island warehouse

Federal labor officials found enough support among Amazon workers on Staten Island to pave the way for a union election. It could be the second union vote for Amazon this year.

U.S. Rep. Mike Leving, D-49, speaks at a campaign rally at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California on Nov. 3, 2022. President Biden joined Levin to help boost the incumbent past Republican challenger Brian Maryott in a tight race in California's 49th Congressional District.

Q&A: Rep. Mike Levin talks about the next Congress

As control of the House of Representatives shifts to the Republican Party, Levin said he'll work with "friends" across the aisle to craft bipartisan legislation.

A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there.

Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.

Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains Model of the wildlife corridor bridge over a freeway north of Los Angeles in this undated photo.

California groundbreaking set for largest wildlife crossing

The bridge over a highway near Los Angeles will provide animals more room to roam in an effort to preserve genetic diversity.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Biden administration has plans to help the economy absorb supply shocks.

Why tackling climate change means a stronger economy — according to Janet Yellen

Yellen says the Biden administration is emphasizing action on climate change to make a more resilient American economy. What does that look like for the future of infrastructure and spending?

<strong>Seattle</strong>: Hundreds gather for a rally to defend Roe v. Wade.

See protests grow across the country as the Supreme Court deals with Roe v. Wade leak

Marches for and against abortion rights swell after a leaked draft opinion shows a majority of the Supreme Court is ready to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that established the right to abortion.

Linsey Jones, a medical assistant working at a drive-up coronavirus testing clinic, wears an N95 mask on Jan. 4 in Puyallup, Wash. The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting this week.

Free N95 masks are arriving at pharmacies and grocery stores. Here's how to get yours

Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government.

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