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Cardboard beds at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have made headlines.

Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do?

Cardboard beds are one of the Olympics' latest green innovations. But not all the athletes are fans.

A flooded sign on Fashion Valley Road near Riverwalk Drive warning drivers of the road closure from the San Diego River flooding, March 21, 2023.

San Diego updates list of road closures due to flooding

San Diego officials provided an update Tuesday on the latest road closures due to flooding.

Want more movement in your day? This guide gets you off your screen and on your feet

We all want to feel good in our bodies. But so many of us spend our days with achy backs, dried-out eyes and brain fog from too much screen time. What can we do to shake up our sedentary lifestyles?

Swimmer Ali Truwit, pictured at practice in Stamford, Conn., in August, won silver in her first Paralympic Games just over a year after losing part of her leg in a shark attack.

Ali Truwit swims to Paralympic silver a year after losing her leg in a shark attack

Ali Truwit's lower leg was amputated after a shark bit her during a post-graduation trip last May. This week, the 24-year-old won two Paralympic medals and set two new American records.

Juan Rodriguez and his cousin Orlando Flores check on their 2-acre agave field in Vacaville, Calif., on June 26. Their crop was planted two years ago and will be ready to harvest in another five years or so.

California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a formal request this summer for more research on the impact of paying renters directly.

In a major shift, the U.S. government explores giving renters cash, not vouchers

Federal housing vouchers are the largest rental aid program, but many landlords reject them. Experiments will test whether cash helps more people sign a lease.

John Lauro (R), an attorney for former President Donald Trump, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House in 2023.

Trump lawyers, special counsel fight over election interference case in court

In a hearing marked by moments of tension and humor, Trump and Justice Department lawyers clashed over how the federal election interference case against the former president should proceed.

Fifth-graders wearing face masks sit at proper social distancing during a music class at the Milton Elementary School in Rye, N.Y., May 18, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered classrooms set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas affected the most, according to data shared with The Associated Press.

Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school

Parents are struggling to decide when it’s ok to send a child to school while sick.

Calls to fire U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter had grown louder after the team's loss to Panama in this summer's Copa America tournament.

U.S. Soccer fires men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter

Berhalter's removal follows a disappointing finish for the USMNT at this summer's Copa America tournament. Now, a race is on to hire a new coach with less than two years until the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Cars drive east out of Naples, Fla., toward Miami on Tuesday as Hurricane Milton approaches.

Hurricane Milton is a dangerous Category 5 as it heads toward Florida's coast

Hurricane Milton has once again surged to Category 5 strength. Officials say residents should rush to finish preparing for the storm.

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