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Parents who don't want to meet state immunization requirements for school now have to obtain a certificate of exemption from a licensed health care provider.

The state isn't ending the practice of granting a condemned prisoner basically anything he wants because of the cost. It's being done because it's no longer thought to be appropriate.

Work has begun to have engineers examine, up close, the sides of the Washington Monument to inspect for damage from the Aug. 23 earthquake that shook much of the eastern U.S. There's live video.

A series of rail accidents has put a focus on whether China has put development too far ahead of safety.

As China embarks on its once-a-decade counting of pandas, we take the chance to revel in cuteness.

President Obama used the heckling incident to testify to his own Christian beliefs. With many Americans still doubting that he's a Christian and believing him to be a Muslim, according to a recent poll, the president clearly saw a chance to affirm his faith and took it.

Japanese food chemists have found a way to explain how a chemical in miracle fruit makes sour flavors taste sweet. The fruit has inspired a small counterculture of flavor trippers as well as chefs who are experimenting with the chemical as a low-cal sweetener.

Premiums jumped by 9 percent this year, with the average price for employer-provided family coverage topping the $15,000 mark for the first time.

The company wanted to keep monitoring the travel and habits of drivers even after they no longer subscribe to the service. It has responded to sharp criticism of that plan.