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Also launched in 2008, was the Irvine Police Department's "Return Home Registry" which is an innovative program designed to assist police officers in locating lost or wandering persons missing from their home or caregivers.

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism.

President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 19, 2013.

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism.

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism.

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We all want to look more beautiful when we wake up in the morning. In reality, most of us don't even get the recommended daily amount of sleep we need to look and feel that way...but here's a list of things you can control that have nothing to do with the hours you sleep.

This Week In Olympia The state Legislature begins week two of the special session today.

Many Republicans would like to deny the president a victory in immigration reform, which is being considered by the Senate today.

As the American Psychiatric Association unveiled last week the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry, the uproar over its many changes continues.

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism.

Lucy Butler, 15, gets ready to have her measles jab April 25 at All Saints School in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, England.

In any given year, up to 1 in 5 U.S. children has a mental health disorder, a new report says.

Many Republicans would like to deny the president a victory in immigration reform, which is being considered by the Senate today.

An image from video shows a hot air balloon crashing Monday in central Turkey. Two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations, causing one of them to crash to the ground.

St. Peter's Episcopal School announced that Meredith Ruffner will take over as interim head of school for the upcoming 2013-2014 academic year.

Fracking has turned into an explosive topic at a Colorado school where several staff members may be forced to resign over an informational student presentation.

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the spectre of autism.

Today, science is puzzling out mental illness, contemplating the ins and outs of mass extinction, trying out nano-gardening, and training honeybees to seek out live landmines.

TALLAHASSEE Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet-projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities.