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Regulators launch special inspection of Shearon Harris nuclear plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission began a special inspection of the Shearon Harris nuclear plant. Federal regulators want to know why a defect in the reactor vessel lid went undetected for more than a year.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Teen birth rates decline in most US states

The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
NATION/WORLD

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.
NATION/WORLD

Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue

Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

More doctors, hospitals using electronic records

The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Solar plane departs Phoenix on 2nd leg of US trip

A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week.
BUSINESS

NC adds Charlotte-area power plant to coal ash lawsuit

State regulators under pressure from environmental groups added Duke Energy’s Riverbend power plant, perched above Charlotte’s water supply, to a lawsuit over coal ash pollution.