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Lee Cantrell, an associate professor of clinical pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, with a collection of vintage expired medications.

That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact

Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive, vital or scarce. And that's even though the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.

Four wooden crosses stand as a memorial Wednesday to those killed during a shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tenn. The restaurant reopened three days after the attack.

Waffle House Hero, Honored By Lawmakers, Raises Thousands For Victims' Families

James Shaw Jr., credited with saving lives after grabbing the shooter's rifle, was lauded by Tennessee lawmakers who said that "if his heroism is equaled by anything," it's his penchant for honesty.

Craig Britton once paid $18,000 a year in premiums for health insurance he bought through Minnesota's "high risk pool." He calls the argument that these pools can bring down the cost of monthly premiums "a lot of baloney."

Drowning In A 'High-Risk' Insurance Pool, At $18,000 A Year

Some Republicans in Congress say want to revive high-risk pools to cover sick people. But people who have been in those pools and states who funded them say the costs were exorbitant.

Students graduate from San Diego City College in this undated photo.

San Diego Community Colleges Could Parlay Free Year Of College Into Two

An associates degree for free might not be too far off for students in the San Diego Community College District.

Waves crash onto the beach near Brighton Pier in England, in January 2007. Gale force winds and heavy rain brought disruption to large parts of the country. Severe weather events like this one may be linked to more frequent fluctuations in the polar jet stream, according to a new study.

Scientists Say A Fluctuating Jet Stream May Be Causing Extreme Weather Events

A new study says unusual patterns of the polar jet stream circling the Northern Hemisphere may have led to dramatic weather in Europe and North America.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement effective July 31. President Trump is planning to nominate a replacement soon.

The Russia Investigations: Big Implications For The New Supreme Court Justice

No one can know how a more conservative high court might respond to litigation over a possible Mueller subpoena of the president, but the new justice could be the one to cast the deciding vote.

(Left to right) Democratic Sens. Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Manchin; GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski

5 Senators Who Will Likely Decide The Next Supreme Court Justice

A narrowly divided Senate is putting two Republican women who support abortion rights and three red-state Democrats in the spotlight as the critical votes in the Supreme Court confirmation process.

The Russia Investigations: Big Implications For The New Supreme Court Justice

No one can know how a more conservative high court might respond to litigation over a possible Mueller subpoena of the president, but the new justice could be the one to cast the deciding vote.

5 Senators Who Will Likely Decide The Next Supreme Court Justice

A narrowly divided Senate is putting two Republican women who support abortion rights and three red-state Democrats in the spotlight as the critical votes in the Supreme Court confirmation process.

Attendees at a gun show in Miami have mixed feelings about Obama's executive actions.

How Obama's Proposals Are Playing Out At Gun Shows

Who's a gun dealer and who's not? Vendors and buyers at a Miami gun show have mixed reactions to the president's action on guns.

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