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While the current monkeypox outbreak appears to mostly affect men who have sex with other men, others are still at risk. History and public health experts say it's dangerous to suggest otherwise.

The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched Friday in honor of the late Friends actor, who struggled with unhealthy substance use for decades.

Researchers analyzed a sample of about 221 million prescriptions from 2016 to 2022, in Americans between the ages of 12 and 25. The increase was prominent among young women and girls.

The fires have forced mass evacuations. Firefighters are struggling to control a patchwork of deadly blazes that have killed at least 10 people and leveled entire communities.

Multiple people are dead after a high school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Officials say the suspect was found off campus and is not a current student.

Under current laws, if a background check shows your name is on the national terror watch list, you can still purchase a gun. Government data show that people on terrorism watch lists were able to buy guns or explosives after a background check more than 1,300 times between 2004 and 2010.

Retraining workers who've lost jobs is tough. If the program isn't good, workers may get trained for jobs that no longer exist. And even when the training is good, it's hard to get people to show up.

Hours after a story aired on NPR's Morning Edition last week, a federal judge found "extraordinary circumstances" that called for Eva Cardoza's release from a federal prison in Connecticut.

A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in the tiny rural community of Arkabutla, the local sheriff said.

Southwest Floridians are getting time Tuesday to make final preparations for Hurricane Milton. But some people are frustrated by lack of gas, and by lack of knowledge over what to bring to an emergency shelter.