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The health agency is making changes so it can get boots on the ground if a pandemic strikes. But critics say it hasn't gone far enough.

Perdue Farms, one of the largest poultry companies in the country, says it will change its slaughter methods and also some of its poultry houses. Animal welfare groups are cheering.

It's not hard to parse the two main influences on Robert Kroese's new novel, The Big Sheep: Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler. But Kroese's knack for humor helps elevate their gonzo grimness.

The furniture company began offering free wall-anchoring kits for tall dressers last year after two children died in accidents. Now, following a third death, it is recalling the dressers altogether.

When temperatures soar, there's nothing like a frozen treat to take off the edge. But if we dive in too fast, our brains are thrown for a distressing and sometimes painful loop. Here's why.

Previous estimates said 90 had died in last week's truck bombing outside the German Embassy. Speaking at a Kabul peace conference, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani did not explain the sharp increase.

A 19-year-old U.S. soldier, Pfc. Hansen B. Kirkpatrick, has been killed in an attack in Helmand province while taking part in counterterror operations. Two other service members were injured.

The pact between the U.S. and Russia that includes Jordan and Israel, and affects southwest Syria, would be the fifth such effort to halt fighting there.

In the past year, Chinese investment in Australia's overall agricultural sector has skyrocketed, from $300 million to $1 billion. It's all to feed the world's largest, fastest-growing consumer class.

Parts of the Southwest and West are suffering through excessive heat, which is bringing problems beyond sweating and bad hair.