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The national study found a small but significant decline in the average body mass index of more than 14,000 schoolkids ages five to 18

Sexual violence, suicidal thoughts, suicidal behavior and other mental health woes affected many teens regardless of race or ethnicity

The three objects, including one shot down Sunday over Lake Huron, were traveling at such a low altitude as to pose a risk to civilian air traffic

Sayfullo Saipov, 35, was convicted last month in the 2017 attack, in which he intentionally drove a truck at high speed down a path along the Hudson River

The funneling of the top-end whiskey to leaders of the state agency violated several statutes

Judge Clifton Newman decided keep the trial going in the packed Colleton County courtroom after the remaining 10 jurors and five alternates tested negative

Police didn’t immediately release his name, but his son identified him as Weng Sor, and told The Associated Press he had a history of mental illness

The 51-year-old may be the first to take on the former president, but a half-dozen or more high-profile Republicans are expected to join the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination contest

An inspector general report released last year found ‘administrative, ethical and policy violations’ by Blanton, a Trump-era appointee

The new government of Lula da Silva is clamping down on the illegal mining industry in the Amazon, where the Yanomami have been severely impacted

The singer’s long-awaited return to the stage was a major success, used to announce her pregnancy with her second child

The Chinese allegation comes after America shot down a suspected spy balloon that had crossed from Alaska to South Carolina, sparking a new crisis in bilateral relations

Authorities have shot down three different devices since Friday: the first was the size of a car, the second was cylindrical and the third octagonal

Philadelphia quarterback, Jalen Hurts, was the star of the first half with a tremendous display to lead 24-14. Rihanna lit up the stage with the halftime show, before the Chiefs produced a great comeback in the second half

The Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The military service says the biggest hurdles to recruitment are more traditional ones: young people don’t want to die or get injured

The US president says he intends to stand for re-election, but is ‘not ready’ to make the decision yet

The move comes a day after US planes took similar action over Alaska

The economic restrictions followed the Biden administration’s pledge to consider broader efforts to address China’s surveillance activities

The former president’s legal team had enlisted investigators to search for any other documents that had not yet been recovered by the government

Two of the most popular bets are on the point spread and the total

The first lady’s unabashed public expressions of support for Philadelphia’s teams – she grew up in suburban Willow Grove – are a rare kind of devotion.

Experience alone gives the team a major advantage as they prepare to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday

The case filed by opponents who helped challenge ‘Roe v. Wade’ seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration

The push for the former vice president’s testimony is unique because he’s the highest-ranking official known to have been summoned

A man can be heard on several of the body-worn camera recordings saying ‘I’m not doing anything’

One month into the trial, there have been plenty of fireworks, but mostly when the jury wasn’t in the courtroom