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Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who specialize in treating the eyes. Optometrists have less training and specialized education, but now provide most primary eye care in the United States, routinely diagnosing and treating conditions that were outside their scope of practice half a century ago.

Which type of eye doctor do you need? Optometrists and ophthalmologists face off

Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides say, as they explain why patients' vision is at stake.

<em>The Thanksgiving Text</em> will follow the unlikely friendship that came from a mistaken text message between Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton.

Netflix is making a feature film about the Thanksgiving grandma text mix-up

The Thanksgiving Text will follow the true story of an unlikely friendship between a grandmother and an unintended text message recipient that began in 2016.

Texas resident Amber Briggle kisses her son. She says the onslaught of anti-trans legislation in the state is emotionally traumatizing.

In Texas, an unrelenting assault on trans rights is taking a mental toll

Texas lawmakers have proposed dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills and young people have flooded crisis lines. "It's emotionally traumatizing," says Amber Briggle, whose 14-year-old son is trans.

Nadiia Yerkhimovych, 89, at her apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 26. She's been bedridden during the Russian invasion that began in late February. From her home, she could hear the sounds of airstrikes and shelling.

They've spent a lifetime in Kyiv. Not everyone can flee Russia's war in Ukraine

Many residents of the Ukrainian capital couldn't leave — even during the worst days of Russia's bombardment. Meet some of the 80-somethings who stayed behind.

Fruit and vegetable donations are seen inside of carboard boxes on a red wagon, Dec. 6, 2021.

San Diego non-profit provides homegrown produce for City Heights residents facing food insecurity

A local non-profit delivers fresh produce, from the store or garden, to those who need it the most in City Heights.

OxyChem's Niagara Falls facility is the longest-standing asbestos-reliant chlorine plant in America.

They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence

While the U.S. considers finally banning the carcinogen, a group of men has come forward, saying they were exposed repeatedly while working at a chemical plant in New York.

Faith and Antoinette explore the merchandise at the Valet market grocery store in downtown San Diego, where purchasing items if fully automated.

At San Diego’s Valet Market technology becomes the cashier

A San Diego grocery store presents a new shopping experience — the shopper takes items and cameras and an app figure out the rest.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media following the opening ceremonies at the World Ag Expo on Tuesday in Tulare, Calif.

Speaker McCarthy leads first border trip in his new role. Critics call it a photo op

The speaker led an all Republican delegation to Arizona's border with Mexico to highlight what he sees as problems in the region where border communities are facing strained demands.

Child influencers have a huge following on social media. Now a new study from the University of Connecticut's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health finds these videos are frequently exposing young viewers to junk foods like candy, salty snacks and sugary drinks.

Kid YouTube stars make sugary junk food look good — to millions of young viewers

The platform banned food advertising, yet many videos viewed by millions of kids continue to showcase candy, soda and packaged snacks, likely affecting kids' food preferences, researchers say.

Cristiana Chamorro is seen outside Nicaragua's Ministry of the Interior after being accused of money laundering on Thursday. She has said she'll run against President Daniel Ortega in this year's presidential election.

Ortega Targets Opposition Figures As Nicaraguan Elections Approach

National police raided the offices of announced challenger Cristiana Chamorro and her brother, a journalist, both children of former President Violeta Chamorro.

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