An Alabama inmate is scheduled to be the first in the nation put to death by nitrogen gas. It's the latest attempt for states that can't seem to figure out how to execute inmates.

The Ohio Senate voted to override the governor's veto of a bill dealing with the rights of transgender children. This means the state will restrict medical care for transgender minors and block transgender girls from female sports.

The national debt is at a record high, but no one can seem to agree on what that means. Not even economists.

Think you'll work past 70? Think again. Why most Americans retire earlier.

And, you can flush with the lid open or closed. Experts say it doesn't matter. Germs spread, either way.

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