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Texas governor: 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school. Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in…

Police: Shooter who caused Texas school lockdown in custody

UPDATE: UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Hospital says 2 dead after shooting at Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. EARLIER STORY: UVALDE, Texas (AP) — At least two hospitals are treating patients Tuesday after a shooter prompted a lockdown at a Texas elementary…

Olympian raises awareness for thyroid eye disease

JACKSON, Tenn. -- May is Healthy Vision Month. The month's aim is to bring awareness to some diseases, such as thyroid eye disease, that can make life difficult by impacting senses that you use everyday. Thyroid eye disease is a…

Facebook, Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads. FILE - The mobile phone apps for, from left,…

Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world. The best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug. That virus hasn’t previously caused this…

Report: Top Southern Baptists stonewalled sex abuse victims

(AP) -- Top Southern Baptists stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to a scathing investigative report issued Sunday. FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo shows the…

Creator of 'Star Wars' X-wing and Death Star dies at 90

(AP) --The man who designed the spacecraft in the “Star Wars” films has died. Colin Cantwell was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Cantwell’s partner, Sierra Dall, confirmed that he died at his home in Colorado on Saturday. Cantwell designed…