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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine ...

New York man freed after 19 years in prison for robbery he didn’t commit

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a roughly $550 robbery was exonerated and freed Monday, after prosecutors said they now agree he didn't commit the crime. "It cost me 20 years, but they said they corrected it now. So ...

Is spring really — finally — here?

By The Associated Press It's far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday. The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On ...

Families want playground access. They could get a criminal record instead

By MEGAN TAGAMI/Honolulu Civil Beat Parents, lawmakers and county leaders across Hawaiʻi have made a recurring request to the education department in recent years: open up school playgrounds and fields for the public when classes aren't in session. The ask seemed to be gaining traction at ...